Seminars

Friday 17 February - Novotel Darwin

8pm - Brad Manera - World War 2 1939-45: An overview of Australia’s role in Europe and the Pacific

Saturday 18 Feb - Novotel Darwin

3pm - Tom Lewis - NT under attack: 1942 air and submarine attacks and introduction to war heritage sites, including Darwin Military Museum

4pm - Brad Manera - The impact of World War 2 on Australia and Australians generally - Invasion threat (real or otherwise), government reaction and policy, social impact, US in Australia, etc.

Monday 18 Feb - Northern Territory Library

4pm - Tom Lewis - The war in other Australian states and at sea: Broome and other WA attacks, Qld raids, Sydney & Newcastle attacks from the sea, Coral Sea etc.

5pm - Brad Manera - World War 1: An overview of the war and Australia’s role in the Empire under threat.

6pm - Shauna Hicks - Tracing Military Ancestors