V is for our valiant Indigenous ANZACs
My post today combines the A to Z challenge but also the annual Trans Tasman ANZAC day blog challenge. CULTURAL … Continue reading V is for our valiant Indigenous ANZACs
Category: Bombing of Darwin
Post Office staff – Bombing of Darwin
Today’s focus is on the civilian deaths in the Post Master General’s (PMG) Department on 19 February 1942. The Darwin … Continue reading Post Office staff – Bombing of Darwin
To honour USS Peary sunk in Darwin harbour 1942
I visited the USS Peary memorial today to take some photographs for my American readers and to pay my respects. … Continue reading To honour USS Peary sunk in Darwin harbour 1942
Lest we forget
This morning I did a quick trip into town to have a look at the memorials and the floral tributes. … Continue reading Lest we forget
Commemoration of the Bombing of Darwin on 19 February 1942
This morning’s ceremony was both moving and sobering. However from a photographic point of view not all that easy to … Continue reading Commemoration of the Bombing of Darwin on 19 February 1942
Tropical Territory & Travel 