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The statue of an angel which was in the original wooden cathedral commemorates the bombing of Darwin in World War Two.
Location
| Address: | 90 Smith Street, St Mary's Star of the Sea Cathedral, Darwin, 0800 |
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| State: | NT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -12.459688 Long: 130.838518 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Statue |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 03-September-1939 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 15-August-1945 |
Dedication
"Wounded Angel"
This statue, for many years stood sentinel beside the altar in the original wooden Cathedral of Darwin.
During the Second World War, when the town was attacked repeatedly by enemy planes, the old Cathedral was extensively damaged. In one air-raid the statue was struck by a piece of shrapnel from a Japanese bomb.
The total number of raids in the Darwin area was sixty and casualties in the Bombing of Darwin on February 19th, 1942 were 250 killed and 300 - 400 wounded. Much of the town was destroyed and the harbour was strewn with sunken ships.
The "Wounded Angel" is now enshrined in this War Memorial Cathedral. Its presence is a mute reminder of the disaster which struck the town of Darwin, and of the destruction which menaced the rest of Australia. From this danger, in the designs of Providence we were mercifully spared.
May visitors to this War Memorial Cathedral recall the sacrifice of those who gave their lives in defence of our country, and may they say a grateful prayer to God for the continued safety of Australia and her people.
