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The Japanese bombing of Darwin and northern Australia - Australia's Culture Portal

Merchant vessels Barossa and Neptuna burning in Darwin Harbour near the jetty after receiving direct hits during the first Japanese air raid on 19 February 1942. During the Second World War, the Japanese flew 64 raids on Darwin and 33 raids on other targ...

Australia's flora and fauna and Charles Darwin - Australia's Culture Portal

Observations of Australia's unique fauna and flora, combined with considerations of the continent's geographical isolation, contributed toward Charles Darwin (1809–1882) developing his theory of evolution by natural selection. Darwin's theory of ev...

Australian civil aviation - Australia's Culture Portal

The Australian Flying Corps (AFC) was as influential on Australian civil aviation as it was on early Australian aviation. Two former AFC officers, Hudson Fysh and Paul McGinness, established what later became known as Qantas, with Fysh also supporting th...

Charles 'Moth' Eaton - Australia's Culture Portal

Gp Capt Eaton Charles, CO RAAF Station Darwin. Image courtesy of the Charles Eaton Photographic Collection and Peter Dunn's Australia @ War. Eaton entered Australian aviation legend when commanding the air searches for two lost aircraft, the Kookaburra ...

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Darwin Theatre Company - History   (website Darwin Theatre Company )

COMMITTEE: Marilynne Hannigan (President), David Molesworth (Vice President), Peter McGlone (Vice President), Mike Forster (Treasurer), Elaine Edwards (Secretery), Glynis Clodd, John Edwards, Marcus Eyre, Colin Jacobus, John Studholme. The Government Insp...

Darwin Theatre Company - History   (website Darwin Theatre Company )

PRODUCTION: Brown’s Mart, April, 7 Performances> DIRECTOR: Lin Serventy> MUSIC DIRECTOR: Fred Brown> CHOREOGRAPHY: Ken Conway> STAGE MANAGER: Eric Dowsett> LIGHTING: Bert Tuddenham> COSTUMES: Carol McKay> PROPS: Carol Wilson> STAGE & POSTER DESIGN: ...

Darwin Theatre Company - History   (website Darwin Theatre Company )

First use of Brown’s Mart after Cyclone Tracy. PRODUCTION: Brown’s Mart, July, 9 Performances> DIRECTOR: Ken Conway, assisted by Linden Parry-Jones> CHOREOGRAPHER: Margaret Phillips> WRITING AND MUSIC: Glyn Bakerm, Martin Cook, Colin Doley, Ga...

Darwin Theatre Company - History   (website Darwin Theatre Company )

“This is Darwin entertainment, mature and refreshingly and disarmingly stripped of hyprocrisy. Let’s have more of it. visit the productions page for full details....

Darwin Theatre Company - History   (website Darwin Theatre Company )

Brown’s Mart, February/March, 17 Performances including extended season! 2 One Act Plays tour to Alice Springs, Totem Theatre, April, 2 Performances. “Written in 1912, a comedy that satirises the ‘practical’ politics of the day....

Darwin Theatre Company - History   (website Darwin Theatre Company )

“A play about madness - mad Governments, police, psychiatrists, the world! “A Christian Brother’s daily life within the classroom. PRODUCTION: East Point Gun Turret, August, 17 Performances> Seating for 150! ...

Darwin Theatre Company - History   (website Darwin Theatre Company )

> Our 2008 program has been released.... visit the productions page for full details. > > Get all of the latest news in our regular newsletter....

Darwin Theatre Company - History   (website Darwin Theatre Company )

“An outrageously funny play about life being bars. “From a Nightcliff backyard to Whitlam’s expulsion. “The story of Den and Barbara struggling in a costal industrial town....

Darwin Theatre Company - History   (website Darwin Theatre Company )

SPONSORS: Imparja Television, Top FM, Darwin Entertainment Centre, AirNorth, The Araluen Centre, Channel 8, Confetti’s, Darwin Personal Computer Centre, D.A.R.T.I., Desliens, Drake, Ernst & Young, The Exhibitionist, Hanuman Restaurant, Palmerston To...

Darwin Theatre Company - History   (website Darwin Theatre Company )

“Translated from ‘Emma: A Translated Life’ by Emma Ciccotosto and Michal Bosworth. ALICE SPRINGS CHOIR: Claire Colyer, Teena McCarthy, Julie D’Bras, Katrine Gustafson, Neita Corroll, Liina Totani, Rosa Mercorella, Teresa Fadelli, A...

Darwin Theatre Company - History   (website Darwin Theatre Company )

COMMITTEE: Janet Crews (President), Gavin Ronebert (Senior Vice President), Sally Kift (Junior Vice President), Mavis Welsh (Secretary), Kerrie Nairn (Treasurer), June Jenkins (Assistant Treasurer), Elisabeth Abbott, Tony Suttor (Committee). Streetwise an...

Darwin Theatre Company - History   (website Darwin Theatre Company )

COMMITTEE: Phil Gerner (President), Barbara James (Senior Vice President), Andy Macqueen (Secretary), Ken Burton-Batty (Treasurer), Cathy Baily (Assistant Treasurer), Paul Ogilvie-Mitchell and Ken Conway (Members). ‘Social Nights’ introduced, ...

Darwin Theatre Company - History   (website Darwin Theatre Company )

PRODUCTION: Town Hall, August, 4 Performances> PRODUCED BY: Lin Serventy> CAST: Maryanne Everuss, Juliet Shields, Muriel and Les Ashworth, Judy Weepers, John Adkins, Mary Ehn, Gerard McQueen, Dick Smith, Janice Ashworth, Bert Silver, Brian Hughes. DIRECT...

Darwin Theatre Company - History   (website Darwin Theatre Company )

A Darwin Theatre Company production in association with Darwin Fringe Festival. visit the productions page for full details. > > Get all of the latest news in our regular newsletter....

Darwin Theatre Company - History   (website Darwin Theatre Company )

> Our 2008 program has been released.... visit the productions page for full details. > > Get all of the latest news in our regular newsletter....

Darwin Theatre Company - History   (website Darwin Theatre Company )

COMMITTEE: Phillip Rice (President), Ken Burton-Batty (Senior Vice-President), Phil Gerner (Junior Vice President), Cathy Baily (Treasurer), Barbara James (Assistant Treasurer), Kay Brown (Secretary), Bernard Carr and Ken Conway (Committee Members). Brown...