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- An Awkward Truth The bombing of Darwin, February 1942 by Peter Grose
An Awkward Truth The bombing of Darwin, February 1942 by Peter Grose
Special 75th anniversary edition of the compelling and very human story of the first foreign assault on Australian soil since settlement - the attack on Darwin by the Japanese in February, 1942.
'Grose's compassionate, honest and vivid account . deserves to be widely read.'-Sun-Herald
The bombing of Darwin on 19 February 1942 is the battle Australia tries to forget. Although there was much to be proud of that day - courage, mateship, determination and improvisation - the dark side of the story lingers: looting, desertion and a calamitous failure of Australian leadership.
The Japanese struck with the same carrier-borne force that devastated Pearl Harbor only ten weeks earlier. There was a difference: they dropped more bombs on Darwin, killed more civilians in Darwin, and sank more ships in Darwin than in Pearl Harbor. It remains the single deadliest event in Australian history. Yet the story has remained in the shadows.
Absorbing, spirited and fast-paced, An Awkward Truth is a compelling and revealing story of the day war first came to Australia, and of the under-armed and unprepared soldiers and civilians who faced their toughest test on home soil.

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Please note: We are closed on the 25, 26, 27, 28 December 2020 and 1 January 2021
OPENING TIMES 7 days a Week
10am - 3:30pm Monday - Sunday
We recommend you allow at least 1.5hrs
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ADMISSION FEES & ONLINE TICKETS
ADULTS (16 years +): $20.00
CHILDREN (5 - 15 years): $10.00
CHILDREN (under 5 years): FREE
NT SENIORS (65 years +): $10.00
TERRITORY PASS is available to NT residents
DMM Membership (Friend of the Museum) - Only available for purchase online - One year entry and 15% off merchandise including the cafe - $25
INTERSTATE/INTERNATIONAL SENIORS (65 YEARS +): $15.00
FAMILY PASS (2 ADULTS, 3 CHILDREN U16): $45.00
UNIVERSITY/TAFE STUDENT: $10.00
CARER OF PERSON WITH A DISABILITY: $12.00
SERVING MILITARY MEMBERS: $15
SCHOOL GROUPS: Northern Territory students on excursion
Students 16 years and under during school hours: $2.00 per student
1 adult per 10 students: FREE
EXTRA ADULTS: $18.00
SCHOOL GROUPS: Non-NT students on excursion
Students 16 years and under during school hours: $10.00 per student
1 adult per 10 students: FREE
EXTRA ADULTS: $18.00
Please note we are closed on Good Friday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
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