I have been to Darwin, Australia. It is a bustling, modern small city of 160,000 or so. At the start of WWII it was about 2,000. The Japanese command saw Darwin as a useful place for the allies to use as a supply point.
On 19 February, 1942, they attacked with a similar force used on Pear Harbor. They sunk nine ships and destroyed 30 aircraft. They killed over 230 people (more than a tenth of Darwin's civilian population) though most were sailors and soldiers. They wounded 400 more.
The attacks continued for nearly two years, until late 1943.
In the current Darwin harbor, a Japanese four masted sailing training vessel was anchored. I saw Japanese cadets in town, shopping.
Communications in Western Australia are spotty. The distance between accomodations is far.
Posting will be effected.Writing will be limited.
I should be through it in about a week, maybe less.
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