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SA Premier's Anzac Spirit School Prize

This blog has been developed to provide information and encourage sharing for the Premier's Anzac Spirit School Prize students participating in the study tours to Darwin in 2021, 2022 and 2023.

Getting out of Darwin

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April 19, 2023

Swimming at Edith Falls

Adelaide River War Cemetery

Looking out over Darwin

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The Mullen sisters by Hannah Rowlands

April 13, 2023

Eileen Carrig Mullen and Jean Carrig Mullen were sisters who spent their child hood in South Australia. They lived in Port Augusta with their father and mother and went to school at St. Aloysius’ Collage Adelaide. The sisters spent their whole lives together went to school together, had their first job at the telephone department at the Adelaide G.P.O., then went to Darwin together (TROVE, n.d.) . Eileen and Jean both became trained as telegraphists and in 1941 Eileen was transferred to Darwin to operate the new telephone service and Jean shortly followed. What were they doing in Darwin After the bombing of Pearl Harbour and attack on Darwin was imminent, Prime Minister Robert Menzies’ War Cabinet instructed over 2000 women and children, including my grandmothers aunt and cousin, to be evacuated from Darwin via any method of transport available (Library and Archives NT, n.d.) . Only 70 females remained in Darwin after the evacuation which included secretaries, nurses,...

Here at last and into the history and rain!

October 01, 2022

At the airport, ready to go At dinner at Stokes Hill Wharf after a long walk - wet but happy! Looking at the re-constructed bombed Post Office on the walk back to hotel - doing history on a Saturday night in the rain in Darwin.

April has not happened but all is go for October!

April 20, 2022

Still waiting for Darwin Study Tour but it will happen!! Unfortunately, we needed to cancel the April trip because of COVID considerations. Whilst incredibly disappointing, the good news is that the trip has been re-scheduled for 1-11 October this year. The itinerary has been completed and booked with only a few changes. The main reason for the changes is that we do not now have Anzac Day commitments in Darwin, and as a result we can spend more time adventuring in Kakadu and Arnhem Land. The new trip looks fantastic and we now have to wait another 6 month before the group finally has the trip to share and learn from. Whilst it has been a long wait, the staff are determined that this will be a great trip for you all. We will probably meet as a group before October because in June a new group of Premier Anzac Spirit School Prize awardees will be announced and presented with their medallions and certificates - you will all be invited to that ceremony if it is held before...