Bombing of DarwinWITH the roar of fighter jets, the crack of machine gun fire and plumes of smoke filling the air, several thousand people yesterday had a taste of what it must have been like when the first Japanese bombs fell on Darwin – and war first came to Australia – on February 19, 1942.
Northern TerritoryTHIS year’s Anzac Day commemorations are on track to be held as normal this year
Bombing of DarwinAT THE ripe old age of 100, Bombing of Darwin veteran Brian Winspear says he is now looking forward to next year’s 80th anniversary commemoration because ‘that will really be a big bash’
Bombing of DarwinBOMBING of Darwin veteran Basil Stahl won’t sadly travel to the Top End this year
Bombing of DarwinTHE Bombing of Darwin was the first time foreign war reached Australia’s shores – yet it’s an event in our defence history that far too few Australians are even aware of, according to a local historian
Northern TerritoryHUNDREDS of Territorians have braved the heat to pay their respects on Remembrance Day, standing and remembering the soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice for the safe future of Australia.
Northern TerritoryTERRITORIANS will stand and remember the fallen soldiers who gave their life to let the nation live on today, Remembrance Day.
Bombing of DarwinONE of Darwin’s greatest wartime heroes, Brian Winspear, has turned 100 years old today, some 80 years after he helped defend the Top End in the Bombing of Darwin.
Bombing of DarwinDARWIN’S most historic day is set to be immortalised in film, with a local historian planning to produce a Bombing of Darwin film.
Bombing of DarwinAT 9.58am on February 19, 1942, the first bombs fell from Japanese planes, destroying large parts of Darwin and bringing war to Australian shores for the first time
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