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Wednesday 19th February 2025

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Australian flag half mast

Why is the Australian flag flying at half mast today on government buildings in the Northern Territory?

It is for the Commemoration of the Bombing of Darwin. Flags will be flown at half mast from dawn until noon at which time thy will be raised to the peak of the flag mast for the remainder of the day.

On this day in 1942, mainland Australia came under attack for the first time when Japanese forces mounted two air raids on Darwin. The two attacks involved 54 land-based bombers and approximately 188 attack aircraft which were launched from four Japanese aircraft-carriers in the Timor Sea.

The raids killed at least 243 people and between 300 and 400 were wounded. Twenty military aircraft were destroyed, eight ships at anchor in the harbour were sunk and most civil and military facilities in Darwin were destroyed.

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