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Story of Port Darwin, The - In the Years 1942 - ? (Part 2)

Part 2: The bombing of Darwin by Japanese planes in February 19th, 1942: newspaper headlines regarding bombing & peace, damaged buildings including the Bank of NSW, houses, offices, shops, VS sunken ships in Darwin Harbour, destroyed oil tanks, Japanese war graves for pilots shot down in the first air raid. Botanical gardens. Graves of people killed during the first air raid, Newspaper headline re Peace,EXT Government building.
Access No. 148672 | 6 mins 56 secs | 1940s | Darwin, NT, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |