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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...
Unknown photographer, Freda Thompson (1906-1980), Pictured here in 1934 just before take off at Lympne Airport when she became the first Australian woman to fly solo from England to Australia, 1934. Courtesy of National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame. Avia...
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 ...
Image courtesy of the National Trust of Queensland, Hou Wang Temple. The businesses in Chinatowns offered accommodation, medicinal herbs, fresh food grown by Chinese market gardeners and groceries. A Chinese school, a language and culture centre and a Ch...
Ships wrecked in Australian waters during the Second World War profoundly effected the Australian people, both civilian and military. Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial: 304919. The first Australian warship to be lost in the Second World War w...
Women's involvement in air defence forces in a flying capacity was highly limited until the 1970s. For decades, women's roles in air defence were restricted to jobs on the ground and within Australia. Australian women's involvement in air defence servic...
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The Japanese bombing of Darwin and northern Australia - Australia's Culture Portal (website Culture Portal )Merchant 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...
John studied law and philosophy at Sydney University and at the University of Technology, Sydney, and is the co-author of two previous books: Politics and Accord (1991), and International Best Practice? A Critical Guide (1993), both for Pluto Press, Sydn...
Date: 1983 Doc Type: Journal Article 3/Full record Author: Rosenzweig, Paul; Title: British campaign medal zoology / Paul Rosenzweig. ; Doc Type: Journal Article 4/Full record Author: Rosenzweig, Paul; Title: Nyasaland, 1915 : the natives become restless ...
John studied law and philosophy at Sydney University and at the University of Technology, Sydney, and is the co-author of two previous books: Politics and Accord (1991), and International Best Practice? A Critical Guide (1993), both for Pluto Press, Sydn...
John studied law and philosophy at Sydney University and at the University of Technology, Sydney, and is the co-author of two previous books: Politics and Accord (1991), and International Best Practice? A Critical Guide (1993), both for Pluto Press, Sydn...
John studied law and philosophy at Sydney University and at the University of Technology, Sydney, and is the co-author of two previous books: Politics and Accord (1991), and International Best Practice? A Critical Guide (1993), both for Pluto Press, Sydn...
Throughout the 20th Century, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have fought for land rights and against injustice in a variety of ways. This category covers the many protests, legal battles and decisions surrounding native title, as well as oth...
The Japanese struck at the RAAF base an Horn Island today, with eight bombers and twelve Zero fighters. The Islander soldiers watched from nearby Thursday Island as plumes of smoke and dust rose over the airfield and dog-fights developed overhead. Discla...
Department of Veterans' Affairs, 'GREER, JEAN KEERS', in World War 2 Nominal Roll, 2002, http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/veteran.asp?ServiceID=A&VeteranID=182712. Department of Veterans' Affairs, 'GREER, JEAN KEERS', in World War 2 Nominal Roll, 2002, h...
John studied law and philosophy at Sydney University and at the University of Technology, Sydney, and is the co-author of two previous books: Politics and Accord (1991), and International Best Practice? A Critical Guide (1993), both for Pluto Press, Sydn...
John studied law and philosophy at Sydney University and at the University of Technology, Sydney, and is the co-author of two previous books: Politics and Accord (1991), and International Best Practice? A Critical Guide (1993), both for Pluto Press, Sydn...
John Rainford was born and educated in the United Kingdom. John studied law and philosophy at Sydney University and at the University of Technology, Sydney, and is the co-author of two previous books: Politics and Accord (1991), and International Best Pr...
Assisting her is Hugh Jackman's tough, no-nonsense drover, whose terse, aggressive world is the exact opposite to Lady Ashley's rarefied existence. As much as anything else, Australia is about race relations in this country, and in particular White Austr...
Throughout the 20th Century, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have fought for land rights and against injustice in a variety of ways. This category covers the many protests, legal battles and decisions surrounding native title, as well as oth...
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