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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
STAR OF THE NORTH
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. LEST WE FORGET
Those valiant few
The few valiant ANZAC veterans left in Balaklava will today stand tall as we remember those who fought at Gallipoli during World War I – and all the other heroes of Australia’s world conflicts. Membership of Balaklava’s RSL subbranch is slowly dwindling, with the six men from our World War II armed services pictured above making themselves available for this historic picture. • They are (from left) Arthur Diercks, Don Beare, Doug Sutton, Norm Kester,
ANZAC DAY TRIBUTE
Peter Shaughnessy and Eric Catford. Others were not available for our photograph. This year marks 70 years since war came to Australia’s shores in Darwin – from February 19 through to November, 1942 and again in March 1943. According to the Australian War Memorial website, more than 260 Japanese fighters and bombers attacked the port and shipping in the harbour twice during the day on February 19, killing 252 Al-
lied service personnel and civilians. On March 3, Broome, in Western Australia, was strafed. In succeeding months air attacks were made on many towns in northern Australia including Wyndham, Port Hedland and Derby in Western Australia, Darwin and Katherine in the Northern Territory, Townsville and Mossman in Queensland, and Horn Island in the Torres Strait. The 64th, and last, air raid on Darwin
occurred on 12 November 1943. In total there were 97 air attacks on northern Australia and enemy air reconnaissance over the region continued through much of 1944. Despite popular fears, these raids were not the precursor to an invasion but they did serve to interrupt the use of Darwin’s port facilities. The raids also tied up anti aircraft defences and air force units that would have otherwise been sent to more forward areas.
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