Damian Shepherd

State Archivist and Executive Director

State Records Office of Western Australia

Operation Plowshare

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Peter Taylor – Movies

Tribute to Robert Duvall

Godfather Part 2

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Dr Martin Drum

Professor, Politics and International Relations

BA (Hons) ANU; PhD UWA - Notre Dame

• Different Types of Voting
• Liberal Takeover
• English Politics

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Dot Newton

Wanneroo And Districts Historical Society

I have been trying unsuccessfully to locate a photo of a Mile Peg. Many old photos of the buildings located within the Wanneroo/Wanneru district had an address as 12 Mile peg etc.

None show the peg.

If Anyone has any please contact us.

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Mat McLachlan Historian

Bombing of Darwin (19 February 1942)

• On 19 February 1942, mainland Australia came under attack by the Japanese. The first air raid on Darwin involved over 260 enemy aircraft. They bombed military bases, the town and the harbour sinking several ships including a US destroyer. Hundreds of people were killed and wounded.
• During this air attack, an Australian soldier shot down a Japanese Zero (fighter plane), and the plane crash landed on Melville Island where the pilot was the first Japanese soldier taken Prisoner of War by Australia. He was incarcerated in Cowra NSW, and was instrumental in the Cowra Prisoner of War Breakout that occurred in August 1944.
• The Bombing of Darwin on 19 February 1942 was the first of 64 air raids on Darwin, the last occurring on 12 November 1943.
• As well as the air attacks on Darwin, throughout 1942 and 1943 there were additional air attacks on northern Australia, including Katherine in the Northern Territory, Townsville and Mossman in Queensland, Horn Island in the Torres Strait and Wyndham, Port Hedland and Derby in Western Australia. In total, there were 97 air attacks on northern Australia.
• The first air attack on Darwin was by far the largest. Most raids were carried out with forces of 30 to 40 fighters and bombers, with smaller operations by groups of under a dozen Japanese aircraft.

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Ernie Manning - Racing Historian

WA Racing Hall of Fame

with

Steve Butler - Corporate Affairs Manager Racing WA

And

John Hunt - Racing Commentator

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Zachary Gorman

The Menzies Legacy: Ideals, Change, Procession, 1960s and Beyond,

Was Robert Menzies out of step with the swinging 1960s,

or did he shape the profound changes that it wrought?

Menzies led Australia for over half the decade, finally

retiring in 1966 as our oldest prime minister. His reputation

for stability and continuity appears opposed to everything

we commonly associate with the 1960s. Yet he governed

during a dynamic period marked by rising levels of

homeownership, university education, opportunities for

women, engagement with Asia, instantaneous

communications, space exploration, international travel and

trade.

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John Maiorana - The Gourmet Godfather History on a Plate

Chinese New Year

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