The civilian population of Darwin was ordered to be evacuated following the attacks on Pearl Harbour in December 1941 and following a bombing raid by the Japanese Air Force on 19 February 1942, Darwin and the surrounding area was placed under military control.
The civilian population of Darwin was ordered to be evacuated following the attacks on Pearl Harbour in December 1941. The township was extensively damaged during a series of bombing raids by the Japanese Air Force between February 1942 and November 1943 and Darwin and the surrounding area was placed under military control.