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1942 in Australia

  • Bombing of DarwinDarwin, the capital of the Northern Territory, held a population of 5,800 people in early 1942. This small town sat at the strategic heart of northern…
  • Battle of the Coral SeaOn the 4th of May 1942, the Imperial Japanese Navy began Operation MO with a clear goal: seize Port Moresby in New Guinea and Tulagi in the Solomon Islands.