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The Japanese bombing of Darwin and northern Australia - Australia's Culture PortalMerchant vessels Barossa and Neptuna burning in Darwin Harbour near the jetty after receiving direct hits during the first Japanese air raid on 19 February 1942. During the Second World War, the Japanese flew 64 raids on Darwin and 33 raids on other targ...
Observations of Australia's unique fauna and flora, combined with considerations of the continent's geographical isolation, contributed toward Charles Darwin (1809–1882) developing his theory of evolution by natural selection. Darwin's theory of ev...
The Australian Flying Corps (AFC) was as influential on Australian civil aviation as it was on early Australian aviation. Two former AFC officers, Hudson Fysh and Paul McGinness, established what later became known as Qantas, with Fysh also supporting th...
Gp Capt Eaton Charles, CO RAAF Station Darwin. Image courtesy of the Charles Eaton Photographic Collection and Peter Dunn's Australia @ War. Eaton entered Australian aviation legend when commanding the air searches for two lost aircraft, the Kookaburra ...
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Darwin History and Culture: Darwin Australia: Northern Territory Official Travel Site (website Northern Territory Visitors Centre NT )Melville and Bathurst Islands, known collectively as the Tiwi Islands, lie 80 kms north of Darwin. Located in Litchfield Street in the city centre, Darwin's Chinese Temple was first built in 1887 however Cyclone Tracy destroyed much of the original build...
> Steeped in ancient Aboriginal values and beliefs and moulded by the tough European pioneering character, Darwin enjoys a unique heritage that surprises many who visit. Today, visitors can experience WWII heritage unlike anywhere else in Australia. Sacr...
Brown’s Mart, February/March, 17 Performances including extended season! 2 One Act Plays tour to Alice Springs, Totem Theatre, April, 2 Performances. “Written in 1912, a comedy that satirises the ‘practical’ politics of the day....
SALAD DAYS> > “Children’s show. WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLFE? visit the productions page for full details....
Brown’s Mart gets airconditioning. PRODUCTION: Brown’s Mart, March, 9 Performances. PRODUCTION: Brown’s Mart, October/November> Tickets: $2.00/$1.50 (Students/Pensioners half price)> Includes Creche Night - 50c per child, $1.00 maximum ...
COMMITTEE: Phillip Rice (President), Ken Burton-Batty (Senior Vice-President), Phil Gerner (Junior Vice President), Cathy Baily (Treasurer), Barbara James (Assistant Treasurer), Kay Brown (Secretary), Bernard Carr and Ken Conway (Committee Members). Brown...
BOARD OF MANAGEMENT: Janet Crews (President), June Jenkins, Melody Cooper, Mary Fox, Barbara Beadman, Peter Garton, Lin Riddett, Barry Savage. “A pastoralist, about to lose his farm, is confronted by an Aboriginal woman who come’s to visit her...
PRODUCTION: Brown’s Mart, April, 7 Performances> DIRECTOR: Lin Serventy> MUSIC DIRECTOR: Fred Brown> CHOREOGRAPHY: Ken Conway> STAGE MANAGER: Eric Dowsett> LIGHTING: Bert Tuddenham> COSTUMES: Carol McKay> PROPS: Carol Wilson> STAGE & POSTER DESIGN: ...
PRODUCTION: Town Hall, August, 4 Performances> PRODUCED BY: Lin Serventy> CAST: Maryanne Everuss, Juliet Shields, Muriel and Les Ashworth, Judy Weepers, John Adkins, Mary Ehn, Gerard McQueen, Dick Smith, Janice Ashworth, Bert Silver, Brian Hughes. DIRECT...
1964> >There is no confirmed record of performances by Darwin Theatre Company in 1964. visit the productions page for full details. > > Get all of the latest news in our regular newsletter....
> Our 2008 program has been released.... visit the productions page for full details. > > Get all of the latest news in our regular newsletter....
1966> Darwin Theatre Group becomes an Incorporated Association, 16 September 1966. > Our 2008 program has been released.... visit the productions page for full details....
“This is Darwin entertainment, mature and refreshingly and disarmingly stripped of hyprocrisy. Let’s have more of it. visit the productions page for full details....
DTG participated in Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony with excerpts from You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown. > Buffaloes Can’t Fly by Simon Hopkinson> > PRODUCTION Brown’s Mart, May, 11 Performances Includes Extended Season!!! Brown&rsquo...
SPONSORS: ABC Radio FM105.7, Australia Council for the Arts, Brown’s Northern Territory Government, Channel 9, Art Back, Festival of Darwin, TIO, Community Benefit Fund, Darwin City Council. > Playhouse Stage Darwin Entertainment Centre March and A...
“Set in Long Bow, China, during the revolution. “A joyous play about the lives and friendship of noted Australian artists Thea Proctor and Margaret Preston. Fundraising Event - Over 200 People!...
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