Bombing of Darwin Floor Talk

Friday 19 February | 12.30pm-1pm

Event Details

  • Date
    Friday, 19 February, 12:30pm - 1:00pm
  • Location
    Northern Territory Library (inside Parliament House), Darwin
  • Cost
    Free
  • Bookings
    Not required
Black smoke rising from bombed ships in Darwin Harbour.
Description

PLEASE BE ADVISED THE TOUR WILL NOW COMMENCE AT 12.30PM INSTEAD OF 12PM AS PREVIOUSLY ADVERSTISED. 

Join us at 12.30pm on level 2 Northern Territory Library in Parliament House for a guided tour focusing on library exhibits relating to the Bombing of Darwin.

Highlights include our unique Commemoration Wall Quilt that lists almost 2000 names of people who spent time in the Territory during the war, and Keith Swain's historical painting of the HMAS Katoomba being attacked during the raid (on permanent loan from the Australian War Memorial). 

Come along and find out more about this influential event in the Territory’s history. No bookings required

Photo credit: LANT, Burning Ship "Neptunia", 1941, Peter Spillet Collection, PH0238/0885, https://hdl.handle.net/10070/738044