
Friday Flowers: Tropical Colours
One thing about the tropics, the colours of the flowers usually burst out at you….they do have to compete with … Continue reading Friday Flowers: Tropical Colours
One thing about the tropics, the colours of the flowers usually burst out at you….they do have to compete with … Continue reading Friday Flowers: Tropical Colours
I’ve been inspired by the images of beautiful flowers my friends have been posting lately on Facebook as an antidote … Continue reading Friday Flowers: Orchids
There were thrills and spills galore once the competitors hit the grounds. We were astonished by the size of some … Continue reading Rodeo action
Last weekend we had an outing to the Darwin Championship Rodeo. It was some years since we’d been but we … Continue reading Around the Rodeo
Back in February I put up a number of posts about Darwin’s role during World War II. Having had a … Continue reading From taxiway to suburban street
The Northern Territory’s Parliament House is quite spectacular as you might imagine, given one its local nicknames is The Wedding … Continue reading Parliament House – Northern Territory
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
The event of the day was the presence of royalty in town. One of the largest ships on the oceans … Continue reading Her Majesty reigned in Darwin
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
Over the next few days I’ll be posting some pictures relevant to the 70th anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin … Continue reading Bombing of Darwin: Frontline Australia