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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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
Veteran proud to share Darwin story
ON Christmas morning, 1941, Peter Hackett slipped into a coma as the Ghan pulled into Oodnadatta.It was not the ideal start to his active service as a gunner
The day bloody hell rained down
One of the last surviving World War II veterans to witness the Darwin bombings says the diggers involved never got the recognition they deserved
Life changed forever as bombers circled
As Arthur Wellington put pen to paper in the eve of February 18, 1942, he would have never predicted how life would change for his family the following morning
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