Putting the Bombing of Darwin story together

 On the Darwin Harbour Cruise - learning about the Bombing of Darwin





The 1941 gun emplacement at East Point 


Lunch at Subway in the Darwin CBD


A chance meeting in the Darwin Mall with Dayle Lord - the travel consultant in Darwin who has done the bookings for our trip. It was great for the students to meet and thank Dayle for her amazing work on our behalf.



Pizza dinner on the Esplanade



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