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Devotion to Duty in Darwin – Laurance Ernest Tozer RAN

September 8, 2003

ON TUESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2002, a commemorative service was held in Darwin to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the bombing of Darwin. Before the Cenotaph, former Governor-General Sir Zelman Cowen

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Naval Action at Darwin – 19 February 1942

June 9, 2002

Nine ships were lost on the 19th February 1942, seven within Darwin Harbour, and two in waters north of the harbour. Many others were damaged, and in the main, this

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Some Truths About Darwin and the Air Raid – 19 Feb 1942

June 9, 2002

The Harbour The hospital ship Manunda arrived at Darwin on 14th January 1942. That day she received instructions that lighting was to be reduced as much as possible, i.e. this

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