8am sharp 9.30am: Broome Air Raid 75th Anniversary Memorial Service
Bedford Memorial Park, cnr Hamersley and Weld St.
The Broome community is invited to join representatives of the Australian, WA, Dutch, US, Indian and Japanese governments, and descendants of those involved on 3 March 1942, at a solemn memorial service that will include a... | | Read More ... |
Thursday 2 March 2pm 4.30pm: Reflections on the WWII Air Raid on Broome
Broome Civic Centre, Weld St. Free entry, all welcome:
Author John Thompson-Gray presents Broome's Great Diamond Theft 1942
Australian Sikh Heritage Association's Tarun Preet Singh presents Flying Officer Manmohan Singh and Sikhs in Australian Military His... | | Read More ... | Broome Air Raid 75th Anniversary - Program of Events
Thursday 2nd March 6am
6am 8am: Guided walking tour to Catalina Flying Boat wrecks in Roebuck Bay
Departs from lawn at Town Beach groyne at 6am sharp with Broome Historical Walking Tours. Free of charge, but RSVP required to simon.penn@broome.wa.gov.au
PLEASE NOTE: A reasonable level ... | | Read More ... | On the morning of 3 March 1942, nine Japanese Zero fighters and a reconnaissance plane swooped down over Broome, killing an estimated 88 people and destroying 22 Australian, Dutch and US aircraft.
The WWII Air Raid on Broome is the second-greatest wartime loss of life on Australian soil, and now 75 years later a solemn memorial service at 8am... | | Read More ... |
EK director Martin Pritchard said the line-up documented the marine world, landscapes and people of the region.
"This is a real celebration of our region and a showcase of the nature and culture of the Kimberley," he said.
"We are so lucky to be living in such an incredibly beautiful place and there's a lot of peopl... | | Read More ... |
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