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We are here! 2023 trip underway

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  After a quick change of plans due to a flight cancellation, we left Adelaide at 10.00pm on Saturday 15 April (instead of 8.00am on Sunday 16 April). Well done to Aaron for this amazing re-scheduling work all day yesterday -  a marathon phone effort.  We arrived in Darwin at 1.40am on Sunday morning and all were in rooms in H on Smith by 3.30am. We met for breakfast at 9.00am and then went on our first historic walk along the Esplanade in Darwin. Here are some early photographs.  Ton ight we head down to Stokes Hill Wharf for dinner. All going well after an unexpected start to the  tour! Our first history talk on Darwin Harbour at the USS Peary Memorial. The USS Peary was a US destroyer sunk by enemy air attack in Darwin Harbour on the 19 February 1942. 92 (although the information at the site says 88) servicemen died aboard the ship, the greatest loss of life on any of the ships sunk in the attack. Today visiting US naval ships still pay tribute to its fa...
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We did some things together that we will forever cherish

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  Singing "you are my sunshine” with Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley, wife of the His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd)  Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia We did some things together that we will forever cherish By Callum Barrott-Walsh Early Friday the 16 th of April we gathered at the Adelaide Airport with many of us barely knowing each other. However, as each great day of the trip progressed our friendships became stronger, and we all rallied around in great support of each other. Personally, it was hard to pinpoint just one great moment during the trip as I can definitely say every day was a highlight of my life for me! Some of the things I will forever cherish from the trip are the great people I had the privilege of exploring and learning with and the wise and wonderful stories from the legend Bob. I think it’s safe to say that Bob’s stories are some of the greatest we have all heard as young people. Learning about Bob’s c...
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During this moment I came to understand the sacrifice

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  The opportunity  to understand the remarkable sacrifices made by war service people By Harrison Geater-Johnson Early Sunday morning, 18 April 2 021, we visited the Darwin Aviation Museum. The museum was home to a range of aircraft, including renowned bombers, jets, and helicopters. Whilst walking around the museum I was amazed by the various aircraft, the stories and displays. One of the displays I found interesting was of Hajime Toyoshima’s crashed plane and his story. Toyoshima was a Japanese zero pilot. Toyoshima’s aircraft would be damaged by anti-aircraft fire during the Darwin bombing, resulting in Toyoshima to land on Melville Island. Toyoshima’s aircraft would be damaged further during the landing, breaking the propeller, and dislodging the engine. Toyoshima was later captured and disarmed by local Tiwi Islanders. Another display that amazed me was a wall full of Australian veteran memorials who had served in Vietnam. During this moment I came to understand t...
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