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'Stories rarely told': the Bombing of Darwin's 84th anniversary

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Today marks 84 years since the first and largest attack by a foreign power on Australian soil. In 1942 Japanese aircraft bombed Darwin and then northern Australia in a series of raids. Alongside this year's Bombing of Darwin commemoration a new campaign has been launched, to ensure an often overlooked military history is not forgotten.
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