Last day and farewells
John Cubillo by Amelie Martin
John Cubillo (1906-1942) John Roque Cubillo (b.1906) was one of many recorded fatalities from the Darwin bombing of 1942. He is one of over 234 of Australian citizens who perished in this attack, and their stories make up an integral part of Australian identity and our connection to military History. Born to Antonio and Magdelena Cubillo, John (Juan) was of Filipino-Larrakia descent, and a part of the Northern territory’s South-Asian population. He was one of ten children; and the fourth-oldest of his family. In addition to his Filipino heritage, Cubillo was a part of the Larrakia mob, an indigenous man from the area. In 1942, he was working as a wharf labourer, while his five children and wife, Louisa escaped Darwin to safety due to the known threat of Japanese attacks; remaining in Katherine, and eventually Adelaide (South Australia) until the war had ended. Like many other Aboriginal families, they received temporary accommodation at the Adelaide showgrounds during the c...
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