▁ ▁After math ▁The ▁papers ▁did ▁not ▁publish ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁sub marine ▁attack ▁until ▁ 2 ▁June , ▁as ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁attack ▁occurred ▁after ▁the ▁newsp apers ▁went ▁to ▁press ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 1 ▁June . ▁Instead , ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁after ▁the ▁attack , ▁the ▁front ▁pages ▁carried ▁news ▁of ▁Operation ▁Mill en ni um , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ' s ▁first ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 - b om ber ▁ra id , ▁although ▁several ▁newsp apers ▁included ▁a ▁small ▁interior ▁article ▁mention ing ▁the ▁final ▁reconna issance ▁fly over . ▁The ▁Federal ▁C ensor ▁ordered ▁total ▁c ensor ship ▁of ▁the ▁events , ▁issu ing ▁an ▁official ▁statement ▁on ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁ 1 ▁June ▁which ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁Al lies ▁had ▁destroyed ▁three ▁sub mar ines ▁in ▁Sydney ▁Har bour , ▁and ▁described ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁K ut tab ul ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 1 ▁death s ▁as ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁" one ▁small ▁har bour ▁vessel ▁of ▁no ▁military ▁value ". ▁Smith ' s ▁Week ly ▁finally ▁released ▁the ▁real ▁story ▁on ▁ 6 ▁June , ▁and ▁follow - up ▁material ▁in ▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁issue ▁caused ▁more ▁political ▁damage , ▁prompt ing ▁the ▁Royal ▁Australian ▁Navy ▁to ▁attempt ▁to ▁charge ▁the ▁newspaper ▁with ▁re le asing ▁defence ▁information . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁several ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 1 ▁dead ▁sail ors ▁ab o ard ▁K ut tab ul ▁could ▁all ▁be ▁recovered . ▁On ▁ 3 ▁June , ▁Mu