SA Premier's Anzac Spirit School Prize

     Image from the Virtual War Memorial at  Virtual War Memorial (vwma.org.au) I will be publishing your research stories on this blog in preparation for the presentations each night - if you have sent me a Word document with photographs of your research to me.  Please try to do so before the end of this week.  I thought it was worth re-publishing this blog posting about primary sources to get our thinking in place about the  stories from the bombing. Going to the primary sources In our research for the trip it is very important that we seek out the primary sources for the bombing of Darwin story - to listen to and read from those who were actually there on those fateful days.  Primary sources are critical for us to understand the state of mind of those involved and to piece together a complete story of the bombing. When we are in Darwin we will be at museums that will profile the stories of the survivors of the bombing but we thought it wou...

Avoid these guys! The health and welfare of the tour group is paramount. During our recent Zoom session we discussed the following document regarding individual health and welfare for the tour. There will be more specific COVID-19 advice when we are away but the document that follows has been put together to clarify what you need to do before and during the tour in regards to keeping healthy and safe. HEALTH AND WELFARE INFORMATION FOR THE PREMIER’S ANZAC SPIRIT SCHOOL PRIZE TOUR TO DARWIN IN APRIL 2022 The health and welfare information contained in this document was informed by the doctors at Globe Medical, 21 Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide. The advice contained in this document falls into three categories: non-negotiable requirements decisions to be made by the family precautions expected to be taken by the individual in preparation for the tour and on the tour. 1.     Non-negotiable requirements COVID vaccination required and evidence has been provided prior to travel...

  Places the study tour will be visiting on the trip. Where are we going and where are we staying? Here are the hotels and contact information for the accommodation on the tour * 1 - 3 October 2022  DoubleTree By Hilton Esplanade Darwin  116 The Esplanade Darwin 0800 Tel:    0 8 89800800  DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Esplanade Darwin * 4 - 5 October 2022 Border Store: Kakadu National Park near East Alligator River   Overland OZ: 0475595470  https://overlandoz.com.au/cont act * 6 October 2022 Kakadu: Cooinda Lodge Kakadu Highway, Northern Territory, 0822 Tel: 08 8979 1500 https://kakadutourism.com/accommodation/cooinda-lodge/   * 7 - 8 October 2022 Katherine: Knotts Crossing Hotel cnr Giles & Cameron Streets, Katherine, Northern Territory, 0851 Tel: 08 8972 2511 https://knottscrossing.com.au/   * 9 October 2022 Litchfield: Litchfield Outback Resort   49 Rum Jungle Road, Batchelor, Northern Territory, 0845 Te...

   Those killed in the Bombing of Darwin in 1942. Researching and sharing The students and staff participating in the 2022 study tour to the Northern Territory have been asked to research a person who died during the 1942 Bombing of Darwin. To this end, over the past months you have nominated an individual and will present your research on the study tour.  The following site provides some great reference points for learning about the bombing of Darwin:  Northern Territory Library | Roll of Honour : Select Name for Biographical Information     The individuals who died in Darwin during the bombing and will be commemorated at the Adelaide River War Cemetery on 9 October are: Matthew Boyd: Archibald Tindal Lara Dawson: Frank Moore Nicholas Heinrich:  Eric Pollard Jessica Inglis: Freda Stasinowsky  Abby  Langley : Jack Dee Dakota Lloyd: The Bald family Ezra Lockwood: Arthur Wellington Gemma Mann: Patrick O’Connell Jennifer Nguyen:...

  Image above: The 2021 Premier's Anzac Spirit School Prize group at the award ceremony in September 2021. A year later we are finally on our way !  Well, we finally have Ministerial sign-off on the re-scheduled trip and all is in place for us to leave Adelaide on the 1st of October - at last!! It has been a long wait but I can assure you it will be worth it.  Our group has changed a little since we first met back in September 2021. We now have 5 staff travelling and a different RSL SA delegate. We have increased the number of staff to meet the requirements of our extensive COVID-19 risk strategy.  We also have fewer students involved and at the moment we have 16 students travelling. I can explain more about this on Zoom when we meet tonight at 7pm.   As an introduction to the staff I thought the following will be of use to you - to know a little about the adults travelling on the trip. The biography for our RSL SA delegate, Wayne Langford is somewhat longe...