Darwin Military Museum and Defence of Darwin Experience in Darwin, Northern Territory | Landmark & historical place

Darwin Military Museum and Defence of Darwin Experience

Locality: Darwin, Northern Territory

Phone: +61 8 8981 9702

Address: Lot 3454 Alec Fong Lim Dr, East Point, Fannie Bay 0820 Darwin, NT, Australia

Website: www.darwinmilitarymuseum.com.au/index.html

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25.01.2022 Lots happening, come on down and join in the fun

21.01.2022 Lots of activity at the reopening

18.01.2022 Can anyone help find the owner or family please

17.01.2022 Darwin Military Museum & Defence of Darwin Experience hosted a Remembrance Day commemoration event this morning for members of Veterans Australia and the general public. A big thank you to Hannah for bringing Roxy and Quinton the Good Dog Therapy dogs down and Lucinda, Luke and Luke from Whaler horse NT for the Light horse re-enactment and the Fannie Bay equestrian club for bringing Belle over. Your support is really appreciated Good Dog . Animal Assisted . Therapy Dog Services #ntwhalers #whalerhorseNT

17.01.2022 One of the last survivors of the first Darwin air raid is 100 this Saturday Brian Winspear, originally from Tasmania, was an air gunner and wireless operator in... Hudson bombers in World War II. On the day of the raid his aircraft had been ordered out of the islands to Australia’s north as the Japanese Army and Navy inexorably advanced south. Crammed with more than 20 evacuees, the Hudson, normally only flying with a crew of five, made it back to Darwin in the early hours of that fateful Thursday. Only a few hours later, the town was under heavy attack. At the RAAF aerodrome Brian took shelter in a slit trench 150m from the hangers which were one of the main targets for the 188 Japanese fighters and bombers. He survived the second raid of 54 bombers which came in around midday. Over the war he flew several hundred missions, eventually being commissioned as an officer; training as a navigator, and serving in Vultee Vengeance divebombers in New Guinea. Brian was demobilized in late 1945. He went on to business opportunities following the war, which included opening Innkeepers, a chain of hotels, eventually becoming 20 motels in five states. He married Shirley, later a successful painter, and was awarded an Order of Australia for his services to the tourism industry and the community. He has visited Darwin many times for the Bombing of Darwin Commemoration, often wearing his old uniform, and recently unveiled a plaque to his old squadrons as part of a joint Order of Australia and Darwin City Council commemoration. Brian still lives in Hobart, Tasmania, and although this Saturday will be a quieter celebration than he would have liked due to Covid-19, he and Shirley will still see some guests and raise a glass to a successful life. Here’s to a great Australian who served his country in war and peace for a century. -o-o-O-o-o- Written by Military Historian Dr Tom Lewis OAM, a long-time friend of Brian. Tom is the author of Carrier Attack, the story of the first raid, and of The Empire Strikes South, a chronicle of all of the Japanese air raids on northern Australia. Captions: Brian Winspear checks out a bomber gun turret he flew as a gunner in Hudson bombers from the NT. (Great Southern Rail) Journeying to Darwin on the Anzac Ghan in 2012, WWII RAAF veteran Brian Winspear salutes the memory of fallen comrades at Adelaide River War Cemetery (GSR) A16-236, a Hudson from No. 2 Squadron (RAAF) 1 Squadron RAAF Hudsons in close formation in WWII.(RAAF)

16.01.2022 Today we remember the 2,000 Australian men who lost their lives 105 years ago in the four day Battle of Lone Pine. Their courage and sacrifice lives on in memorial gardens, schools and civic spaces around Australia, thanks to Lance Corporal Benjamin Charles Smith. LCPL Smith collected several pine cones from the branches used to cover the Turkish trenches and sent them home to his mother in remembrance of his brother Mark, who had died in the fighting on 6 August. ... From one of these cones two seedlings were raised, with one being planted in Inverell and one on the ground of the Australian War Memorial. To learn more about the Lone Pine seedlings visit - https://www.awm.gov.au/shop/lone-pine-seedlings #LestWeForget

15.01.2022 Turn up the sound and enjoy viewing the new website. Buy your tickets online or take a look at some of the great gifts available including 50mm caliber pens and lots of other cool gifts including the classic camping tin mug. https://www.darwinmilitarymuseum.com.au/#/

15.01.2022 Lest we forget. Images from Lone Pine including newly discovered trenches

15.01.2022 Thank you to one and all, fantastic day please share these photos and hope to see you soon down at the Museum Military Museum soon. Photos by Oliver Thompson photography

15.01.2022 NT News Friday 17th July

14.01.2022 Turn up the sound and enjoy viewing our new website. Buy your tickets online take a look at some of the great gifts available including everything from 50mm caliber pens to the classic camping tin mug. https://www.darwinmilitarymuseum.com.au/#/

11.01.2022 We are pleased to announce our Grand re opening is next Saturday. Please share far and wide lots of activities for young and old. We are looking forward to seeing you here

08.01.2022 We are open for business. We had a wonderful day yesterday. Please come down and visit. Opening hours 10:00 - 15:30 daily. Allow at least 1.5 hours to visit all the displays

08.01.2022 https://www.kayak.com.au/Darwin.28517.guide

08.01.2022 NEWS BREAK: We have 5 amazing gift bags valued over $60 to give away over the course of the day. We are busy planning for our Victory in the Pacific Family fun day on Saturday 15th August from 1000 - 1530. We have lots of free entertainment for young and not so young, jumping castle, Hyper the Clown, Giant Bubbles, Darwin City Brass band, lucky door prizes, ADF displays, Therapy dogs just to name a few things to keep everyone entertained - Admission fees apply. Look forward to seeing you there

06.01.2022 It has been a great day at the reopening of the Darwin Military Museum. Here are some pictures of our wonderful volunteer Marina showing off the work she has done on the mobile workshop. We are open 7 days from 10:00 - 15:30

05.01.2022 We are very excited to reopen on Saturday 25th July. Please come and join us to celebrate from 10am

05.01.2022 We are ready for the Grand reopening tomorrow. Hope to see you here

03.01.2022 We are ready, even the Rats of Tobruk memorial roses are flowering. Hope to see everyone down here tomorrow