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Online Exhibition - Australia's Northern Territory WWII


This online exhibition showcases some of the Library's rich holdings relating to the devastation and destruction inflicted on the Northern Territory during the Second World War, especially during the bombing of Darwin in 1942.

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Army News, 19 February 1942 (pdf 207Kb)
Front page article 'Fall of Singapore: What it means to us'		 Thumbnail of the Army News banner
Full text of front page article (pdf 2Mb)
'Commission of Inquiry concerning the circumstances connected with the attack made by Japanese aircraft at Darwin on 19th February, 1942.' (pdf 162K b)
Report by Mr Justice Lowe, Commissioner.		 Thumbnail of Commission on Inquiry title
Full text of Commissioner Lowe's Report (pdf 31Mb)
'The Early War Years: City of Darwin 1942-43' (pdf 1Mb) Thumbnail of the Darwin Map
Map of Darwin 1942-43 (pdf 298Kb)
Eileen Carrig Mullen and Jean Carrig Mullen (pdf 174Kb)
Postal workers killed during the first bombing raid Obituary card, 1942
'Rough diary air raids on Port Darwin and intermediate alerts' (pdf 192Kb)
Unpublished diary of Thomas James Burstow		 Thumbnail of the Rough Diary cover
Full text of the Rough diary (pdf 2Mb)
 Christ Church Cathedral (pdf 197Kb)
Watercolour by Bruce Maher (facsimile)
Photograph from Ron Urquhart Collection
 'Dry those little tears and smile again' also known as 'The Darwin Melody' (pdf 149Kb)
Musical score, 1942		  Thumbnail of the Darwin Melody coversheet
Full text of Song lyrics (pdf 963Kb)