Onlookers observe the bombed MV Neptuna and SS Barossa, 1942: Northern Territory Library Darwin Bombing Collection PH0808/0018. Inset: A Sydney-based writer Mina Matsudaira. Credit: SBS/Northern Territory Library Senichiro Fujita Collection
During WWII, allied warships sunk in Darwin by Imperial Japanese forces. The challenging task of recovering them was undertaken by Japan's Fujita Salvage. An interview with Sydney author Mina Matsudaira, who published a book on the subject. Originally broadcast in April 2023.
During WWII, allied warships sunk in Darwin by Imperial Japanese forces. The challenging task of recovering them was undertaken by Japan's Fujita Salvage. An interview with Sydney author Mina Matsudaira, who published a book on the subject. Originally broadcast in April 2023.
Employees of the Fujita Salvage Company, 1959 Credit: Northern Territory Library Senichiro Fujita Collection PH0874/0021
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