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.
Bombing Of Darwin
‘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.
‘Pillar of society’: Territory mourns loss of historical link
The Top End community is mourning the loss of a key figure in Darwin’s history. Read the touching tributes.
‘Very bright future’: Cattle boss to represent NT on national ag board
A Territory cattle king has won a surprise national honour. Read what he will bring to the job.
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Champion pilot encourages Territorians to dream big
WORLD champion Red Bull Air Racer Matt Hall is in the Top End capital where he will be speaking at several City of Darwin events to commemorate the Bombing of Darwin
In my father’s footsteps: ‘He owed the Aussies his life’
ON the anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin, Sam Dale Logan is retracing the footsteps of his late father — a US naval officer on the USS Peary — whose life was saved by Australian troops 78 years ago
Darwin remembers the day war came to our shores
AT 9.58am on February 19, 1942, the first air raid siren sounded across Darwin, the first warning of the impending wave of Japanese bombers which would fly over the city
Police called in to Gove airport bomb scare after museum mix up
A Gove man who had been using an unexploded World War II bomb as a bookend has discovered it might not have been as innocuous as he thought.
Crowds turn out for Bombing of Darwin commemorations
Crowds braved the heat to show their respect for the 77th Anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin
Bombing of Darwin hero unveils memorial plaque
VETERANS from the 2 and 13 RAAF Hudson Bomber Squadrons have been immortalised in a new plaque at the Darwin Cenotaph
World War II heroes share their stories
IT was 77 years ago today when veterans Mervyn Ey, Basil Stahl and Brian Winspear recall World War II first reached Australian shores, as the first air raid klaxon sounded at 9.58am
Japanese PM heads home
JAPANESE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has completed his Darwin visit, flying out after visiting a coast guard vessel and a memorial dedicated to a sunken submarine
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