These women undertook a secret WWII mission in a Brisbane garage. Now it can be revealed

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80 years after secretly cracking codes in a Brisbane garage, three women have been recognised for their World War II service. 7NEWS

Coral Hinds, Joyce Grace and Ailsa Hale were among a group of women who played a critical but largely unrecognised role in the Allied victories in the Pacific, including the battle of Midway in June 1942.Watch the latest news and stream for free onFrom the garage of the Brisbane suburban mansion that served as a top-secret signals base, the women worked around the clock on 12 British Typex cipher machines, decoding encrypted messages from German and Japanese forces.

Yamamoto was commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy Combined Fleet during the attack on Pearl Harbour and the Battle of Midway.Their impact carried into the post-war successor of the Central Bureau when, knowing the exceptional service of the women, the new director ignored a Defence directive to limit how many women were employed.

“There were some very important messages, but we didn’t always know how important they were,” Hinds said.

 

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