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Trenches at Larrakeyah

Trenches like this were dug all around Darwin before the bombing

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Doctors Gully tank

One family evacuated from Darwin then returned 70 years later to see their home at Doctors Gully replaced by a rock-climbing tank

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Doctors Gully Boom Net

Remains of the world's longest boom net - used during WWII to stop submarines entering the Darwin Harbour - are visible from the shore at Doctors Gully

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Doctors Gully shore (Stop 7)

Doctors Gully shore

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Doctors Gully Catalina Flying Boat

Doctors Gully was a place many women and children boarded the Catalina Flying Boat during the evacuations before the Bombing of Darwin

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Barack Obama and Julia Gillard

US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Julia Gillard paid their respects at the USS Peary memorial in 2011

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USS Peary at sea

The USS Peary destroyer was an American land and sea vessel. Its memorial was built on the Darwin Esplanade

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Melvin Duke

Melvin Duke is one of a few survivors from the USS Peary, which was bombed and sunk on February 19

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Lameroo baths

Concrete bath walls were erected at Lameroo Beach for locals to swim in, safe from crocodiles, before the war ended

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Lameroo beach path

You can walk down the rainforest path to Lameroo beach from the Esplanade.

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Bicentennial Walk

The Bicentennial path takes you along the Esplanade, which was the site of defence guns in 1942

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Mary Lee Cubillo

Mary Lee remembers her father Juan Cubillo, who was killed on the Darwin Wharf during the bombing, every February 19

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Cenotaph ceremonies

Cenotaph ceremonies mark the Bombing of Darwin every February 19

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Cenotaph (Stop 5)

The Cenotaph stands on the site of the old Darwin Oval, and WWII anti aircraft guns

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Old Bank of NSW Doors

The original Bank of NSW doors remain on display inside Westpac

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Westpac Bank display (Stop 4)

A display inside the Westpac bank shows historical items from WWII, including the original bank plaque, with bullet holes from Japanese fighters.

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Westpac Bank (Stop 4)

Westpac Bank replaced the old Bank of NSW

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The old Bank of NSW - Smith St

The old Bank of NSW stood on the corner of Smith and Bennet streets

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Bank of NSW bombed (Stop 4)

The Bank of NSW was bombed on February 19

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WWII quilt patches

WWII quilt patches

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