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Bombing Of Darwin
‘No vital signs’: Former Japanese PM shot
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SEE VIDEO: 101-year-old veteran remembers Bombing of Darwin
THE Bombing of Darwin is now 80 years ago, but for surviving 101-year-old veteran Brian Winspear, memories of that day are as vivid as if they were yesterday.
Mayor calls for Bombing of Darwin to be public holiday
Lord mayor Kon Vatskalis says the Bombing of Darwin should be recognised as a national holiday. SEE ARCHIVE PICTURES
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Salvaging forgiveness
The destruction of the bombs rained on Darwin left deep scars in the town. But an unlikely story of forgiveness and reconciliation emerged in the years that followed
Territory’s war story needs to be told
Three diggers, two serving and one retired, meet to discuss the Territory’s important role in World War II — and how little Australia still knows about it
Cultures collide in amazing war story
Hajime Toyoshima was destined to go down in history, though perhaps not in the way he imagined
Darwin bombing forged NT resilience
THE resilient Territory spirit was born the day Darwin was bombed Lord Mayor Katrina Fong Lim told the 75th anniversary marking the event
Standing ovation for war veterans
AUSTRALIA’S war veterans were greeted with a rousing applause and a standing ovation as they stood to lay a wreath below the Darwin Cenotaph.
Bombing of Darwin 75th anniversary
Politicians, dignitaries and veterans attended the Bombing of Darwin 75th anniversary commemoration in the Northern Territory capital
USS Peary sailors remembered at service
HUNDREDS of people attended a service in Darwin this morning to commemorate the 88 sailors who lost their lives on the USS Peary 75 years ago today
Darwin’s secret underground shelters
STILL hidden within the hilly terrain and dense bushland are a network of bomb storage shelters that reveal a desperate cat-and-mouse tale of hide and seek from Japanese bombers
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