Guarding the memory of 16 Mile Camp s role in WWII defence of Darwin
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To the untrained eye, 16 Mile Camp is a pretty bush path, but a closer look reveals a heritage-listed WWII site
(ABC Radio Darwin: Conor Byrne)
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Almost 80 years after the bombing of Darwin, the plan to defend the city and fall back for fear of a Japanese land invasion still teaches valuable lessons.
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Australian and American soldiers were stationed there for three months
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songs that came from the old world. england ireland scotland. all the great old songs but it was still kind of all routed in through the church and i think that s where people like me i m an emotional singer. i feel in everything to my core. i remember mom used to sing real sad song just break your heart. if you were really in there and i think you get imbedded in the smokey mountain dna i call it. the church that s where you have to have the hope. the goods pel song you are a musician. you have a singer. you sing a sacred song or gospel song or christian song it s a different feeling. it s like emotional. emotional attachment. so i really think that that mountain music, sit around and it s entertainment. don t good to town to the mavie the don t have raid why and television. we didn t. so take was our recreation. the church was part of our recreation too.
songs that came from the old world. england ireland scotland. all the great old songs but it was still kind of all routed in through the church and i think that s where people like me i m an emotional singer. i feel in everything to my core. i remember mom used to sing real sad song just break your heart. if you were really in there and i think you get imbedded in the smokey mountain dna i call it. the church that s where you have to have the hope. the goods pel song you are a musician. you have a singer. you sing a sacred song or gospel song or christian song it s a different feeling. it s like emotional. emotional attachment. so i really think that that mountain music, sit around and it s entertainment. don t good to town to the mavie the don t have raid why and television. we didn t. so take was our recreation. the church was part of our recreation too.