Bombing of Darwin
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The morning of 19 February 1942 saw the grim face of war on Australian shores for the first time as a Japanese task force attacked Darwin. Books in Parliament House |
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Australia under attack : Darwin and the Northern Territory 1942-1945.
Department of Veteran’s Affairs, 2007. NTC 940.5426 AUST |
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Australia's frontline: the Northern Territory's war. Frank Alcorta, Allen & Unwin,1991. NTC 940.5429 ALC |
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Australia's Pearl Harbour: Darwin, 1942. Douglas Lockwood, Penguin Books, 1992. NTC 940.5394 LOC |
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An Awkard Truth : the bombing of Darwin, February 1942. Peter Grose, 2009. NTC 940.5426 GROS |
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Invading Australia : Japan and the battle for Australia, 1942.
Peter Stanley, Viking, 2008. "1942 was a key year in Australia's history. For the first time, it seemed that young White Australia, an outpost of empire clinging to the edge of the world, was about to be invaded by the Japanese. In that one year, Darwin was bombed, submarines torpedoed ships in Sydney Harbour and brave militiamen died on the Kokoda Trail." NTC 940.5426 STAN |
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Reports by Commissioner (Justice Lowe), together with observations thereon by the Departments of the Navy, Army, Air and Interior : Commission of Inquiry Concerning the Circumstances Connected with the Attack Made by Japanese Aircraft at Darwin on 19th February, 1942. Australia. Commission of Inquiry under the National Security (Inquiries) Regulations, 1945. NTC 940.5394 AUST |
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Darwin and the Northern Territory, 1942-1945. Department of Veterans’ Affairs, 2002. NTC 940.5429 DARW |
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Fixed naval defences in Darwin harbour 1939-1945 : how the Navy secured Darwin Harbour against submarine attacks between 1939 and 1945.
Pat Forster, Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, 2007. NTC 940.5429 FORS |
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The Shadow's edge: Australia's northern war. Alan Powell, Charles Darwin University Press,1988. NTC 940.53942 POW |
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A War at home: a comprehensive guide to the first Japanese attacks on Darwin. Tom Lewis, 1999. |
- Complete List of Evacuees from Darwin. NTC 940.53159 COM. www.territorystories.nt.gov.au/handle/10070/11
Websites
- Bombing of Darwin Online Exhibition - Northern Territory Library’s online exhibition.
- PictureNT - Online database available from the Northern Territory Library website that contains thousands of historical photographs of the NT. Images can be ordered from the Northern Territory Library.
- Australian War Memorial - Look at the story of the bombing, photographs, a Roll of Honour, research Australia's military history and more.
- National Archives of Australia - Factsheets, photos, etc.
- Northern Territory Archives Service - Access photograph catalogue, etc.
Audio Visual
- Bombing of Darwin, Feb.1942.
"Video from film taken by Lt. Roy Wheeler on board 'Manunda' before, during & after the bombing of Darwin February 1942”.
NTC 940.5394 BOMB
- Australia's frontline. 1992.
“Ceremony held in Darwin 1992 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the bombing of Darwin”.
NTC 940.5394295 AUST
- Northern attack. Television News Agency, 2002.
“Contains original footage of the bombing of Darwin, interviews with ex-servicemen and the 60th anniversary celebrations, including the concert at the Performing Arts Centre”.
NTC 940.5425 NORT
- 1942, the bombing of Darwin. East Point Military Museum, 2002
“This video tells the story of the bombing of Darwin in February 1942. It also shows the build up to and subsequent aftermath of one of Australia's darkest and unbelievable pieces of history”.
NTC 940.5226 NINE
Artwork
- Keith Swain Painting
The Northern Territory Library displays the Keith Swain painting “Japanese Air Attack on Darwin Harbour, 19 February 1942” on loan from the Australian War memorial.
HMAS Katoomba Factsheet (48k pdf)
- Darwin Commemorative Wall Quilt - Now Available Online
The Quilt contains about 1600 patches recording almost 2000 names of people who spent time in the Northern Territory during the war years.
Fact Sheet (pdf 75Kb)
Journals
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The bombing of Darwin and Australian nationalism by Tom Frame.
Quadrant, vol. 53, issue 5, 2009, pg. 46-50. Book review of “An Awkard Truth” PER 820 QUAD |
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Defending Darwin by Ian Connellan. Australian Geographic, July-Sep 2008, Issue 91, p. 42.
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Highlight on Book in Parliament House
The Bombing of Darwin : from the personal account of one of the few who remained behind to attend to A.R.P. and other duties and who was one of the last public servants to leave the town after the complete take-over of Darwin by the military.
NTC 540.5429 BOMB
