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Heavy Raid on Darwin, 1942

By the 1940s Darwin was still a small town but its location was important militarily.

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Through the Centre (excerpt), 1940

While the Second World War had commenced in late 1939, in 1940 Darwin was yet to feel the full impact.

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The Story of Port Darwin filmed by Victor Tarhanoff, 1941-1947

Victor Tarhanoff’s 16mm amateur footage is the earliest surviving colour images of Darwin. His beautiful films offer a unique insight into Darwin life before and after the Second World War.

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past and present.

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