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Darwin Commemoration Association Plaque/ May 2013
Photographs supplied by Peter F Williams
The plaque commemorates those who served in the Northern Territory when the Australian mainland was attacked during World War Two.
Location
Address: | Argyle & Lower Fort Streets, The Garrison Church, Millers Point, 2000 |
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State: | NSW |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.858434 Long: 151.205546 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
Actual Event Start Date: | 03-September-1939 |
Actual Event End Date: | 15-August-1945 |
Link: | http://www.warmemorialsregister.nsw… |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: NRWM, MAIn commemoration of those who fell and those who served in the Northern Territory when the mainland of Australia suffered the first belligerent act of warfare by a foreign power.
Darwin was bombed twice pn 19 February 1942; 243 persons were killed and 302 wounded.
A further 62 air-raids occurred until November 1943.
Lest We Forget
Darwin Commemoration Association
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