Bombing of Darwin Walking Tour
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Go back in time and experience Darwin through the day of the first Japanese air raid attack on Australia, with the ABC Bombing of Darwin Walking Tour.
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- http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2012/02/10/3428056.htm
- Description
- Go back in time and experience Darwin through the day of the first Japanese air raid attack on Australia, with the ABC Bombing of Darwin Walking Tour..
- Language
- 🇬🇧 English
- last modified
- 2021-03-26 04:52
- last episode published
- 2012-02-17 04:58
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- ABC Radio
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- ABC Local
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- 10
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Episodes
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| 2012-02-17 | When you walk along the coast in Darwin's northern suburbs and look out over beautiful sunset views, do you ever wonder what lies beneath the surface? A wealth of war history remains under the seas surrounding Darwin, and some evidence is still visible... |
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| 2012-02-17 | East Point is a popular recreational spot in Darwin, but in 1942 it was a gun site which had been cleared for views to enemy ships and aircraft. It was where Australia stationed its 'guard dogs', but they did not necessarily have any bite. Find out mor... |
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| 2012-02-17 | Doctors Gully was a place many people boarded boats in the evacuations before Darwin was bombed. It then became a site where army personnel worked to pull bodies out of the water during Japan's attack. Also in this stop, hear the story of one family's ... |
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| 2012-02-17 | The USS Peary was an American land and sea vessel, anchored in the Darwin Harbour on the day Japan attacked. It saw the single greatest loss of life of any part of Darwin that day, with around 90 US sailors killed. Hear from one survivor, Captain Mel D... |
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| 2012-02-17 | The Cenotaph is a place where hundreds gather every year to remember the day Darwin was first bombed. But in 1942, it was a gun site, and a completely different scene from the now peaceful esplanade park. Hear from survivors and Dr Tom Lewis about this... |
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| 2012-02-17 | The old Bank of New South Wales was in the middle of paying Air Force personnel their wages when bombs began dropping on February 19. Coins and notes were swept off the desks and everyone dived into nearby trenches. In this stop of the Bombing of Darwi... |
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| 2012-02-17 | The Northern Territory Library holds in it one remaining wall of the original Darwin Post Office - a key building that was destroyed during the Japnese attacks. Explore the events from inside this building on February 19, 1942, with this stop in the Bo... |
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| 2012-02-17 | Walk through the eerie oil tunnels which were created after the Second World War to protect fuel from being bombed again. In this stop, you'll hear how oil was stored and supplied ships during WWII in Darwin, and Japan's strategic attack on the exposed... |
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| 2012-02-17 | Find out a little bit about the ABC's Bombing of Darwin audio walking tour by listening to this track. |
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| 2012-02-17 | Start your tour of the Bombing of Darwin at the Survivor's Lookout. At this stop you'll hear first-hand accounts from survivors who were around the harbour as bombs were being dropped in February, 1942. |
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