Case 74 - Bombing of Darwin

Title

Case 74 - Bombing of Darwin

Audience

Case 74

Collection Items

Personal account of Air Force camp during defence of Darwin against Japanese attack

Dark blue/black rectangle with red chevron; gray border/backing around perimeter; Heavy Static Anti Aircraft Batteries/1st Anti Aircraft Battery AGA

Military dogtags beloning to Lindsay Dufty NX 134279

B & W photograph of damage to building caused during the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese in 1942

B & W photograph of damage to the Bank of New South Wales building - caused during the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese in 1942

Bombing of Darwin 1942 - 1992 anniversary commemorative coin , circular gold-appearing metal disc encased in transparent plastic case with printed paper inlay , recto shows raised portrait of two planes flying over landscape , verso shows raised text…

Retangular, stained timber plaque with copper/metallic-looking base board with text on it and triangular plastic attachment

Stained wooden plaque in shape of the Northen Territory. Gold coloured metal plaque at front 'The Battle of Australia 50th Anniversart 1992, The Northern Territory's War Service Memorial Year Commemoration & Education'.

Monogrammed pin with the letter "L", likely for "Lindsay"; laurel leaves at base

Battle of Australia 50th Anniversary pin, 1992; Blue background with red circle and gold star

Copper alloy Australian Commonwealth badge with rising sun motif

Copper alloy Australian Commonwealth uniform butt

The metal frame of a flying goggle , belonged to a Kitty Hawk fighter - pilot shot down over Darwin on 19 th Feburary 1942 - A member of the 33 rd US pursuit squadron ; googles have engraved between eyes ' USAC GOOGLE TYPE B-7'

Equipment/machinery metal tube with wooden head attachment, purpose/use, Japanese characters on side 'this way to the tank' (approximate translation)

Rectangular silver metal plate inscribed in black with characters and number ' 22212 ' in quadrant on recto - two rectangular holes 6 x 1 mm punched near proper left and right edges of label

Roughly rectangular piece of silver coloured metal sheeting - roughly half of recto painted red - entire verso side painted black

Roughly rectangular piece of silver coloured metal sheeting - roughly half of recto painted red - entire verso side painted black

Metal cylinder with 2 screw heads roughly in centre - screw coils on top and bottom sections

Metal instrument - semi circular front dial with English numbers and Kanji characters - two front levers , one with black painted circular handle , one with maroon painted metal handle - metal circle on top with 6 circular holes , attached with wing…

Iron bomb splinter. Smooth surface on the concave side , textured surface on the convex side .
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