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19-July-2017 (Chris McLaughlin)
Photographs supplied by Chris McLaughlin / Peter F Williams
The plaque commemorates the merchant seaman who bought supplies to Darwin during World War Two.
Location
| Address: | Esplanade, Bicentennial Park, adjacent to Cenotaph, Darwin, 0800 |
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| State: | NT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -12.466667 Long: 130.84 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1942 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1945 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MA,SKP,RVWMAustralian, British and Allied Merchant Navy
This plaque is dedicated to those Merchant Seamen who brought supplies to Darwin 1942 - 45
Particularly those who were in the area during the first Japanese air raid 19. 2. 42 in the ships listed below
Admiral Halsted Barossa Mauna Loa Neptuna
Benjamin Franklin Don Isidro Meios Port Mar Zealandis
British Motorist Florence D Manonda Tulagi
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