‘Saddened’: Last surviving Bombing of Darwin veteran reflects
WWII veteran Brian Winspear was just 20 when Darwin was bombed but he remembers the terrifying day vividly. The centenarian shares his memories … and his love for Lexus cars.
Bombing Of Darwin
A window into our past: Historic Bombing of Darwin photos
The Bombing of Darwin was 81 years ago but several historic photos offer a glimpse of the past. See the pictures here.
What to expect from Darwin’s most ‘sombre’ day
Top End regiments of the Australian Defence Force are set to simulate a ‘sombre’ attack on the city during the 81st Bombing of Darwin commemoration. Watch the dress rehearsal here.
‘Something we must remember’: Bombing of Darwin services
Several events across the Top End will commemorate the 81st anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin. Find out how you can take part here.
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10 workmates killed at Post Office
RICHARD Corr was just going about his day-to-day duties in the Darwin Post Office when the first bombs fell on February 19, 1942
‘We thought it was a bomb’
HANNAH Seaman and her son Kai were on a hunt for seashells when they spotted this historic artefact at Lee Point Beach
Cop ‘threatened to carry mum away’
DARWIN resident Wendy James was six years old when a military policeman threatened to carry her mother over his shoulder when she refused to evacuate before war came to Australia
Bombing veteran recalls Darwin experience
“IT was an extremely hot place.” At 95, Alan Day proves himself to still be a master of understatement as he peers back three quarters of a century, to his life as a medical orderly in the Top End
Darwin bombing raids number ‘much higher’
STARTLING new research has found that the number of air raids on Darwin and the Top End is much higher than history has recorded it
Legend of the naked gunner
BULLETS sliced the air around Wilbert “Darky” Hudson as he stood in the middle of the battlefield – far more exposed than his fully clothed comrades.
Lest we forget NT’s darkest hour
HELL rained down upon Darwin on February 19, 1942, and those still alive to remember the horror are preparing to make the pilgrimage back to ground zero
The NT at war: the civilian impact
FOR civilians in the Territory in World War II, it was a time of unrelenting hardship and tough work
‘Shrapnel fell from sky like rain’
Barry Greenwood will never forget the sounds of bombs falling on Darwin
Bombing of Darwin boosted resolve to fight on
The Bombing of Darwin brought World War II to Australian shores, but it also rallied a nation and strengthened its resolve to never surrender
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