Over the next 2 years, Darwin was bombed a total of 64 more times. Although never seeing the amount of casualties and wounded that in the 19th of February bombings. Darwin was always better prepared from then on in.
Destruction of houses and buildings during the bombings
Darwin was not the only place the Japanese targeted and bombed. On the 3rd of March 1942, 88 people were killed when the small, western coast town of Broome was attacked. The Japanese also hit areas in and around Townsville, 3 times during July. Also on the night of the 30th, a single bomb was dropped on Cairns.
Over the next 2 years, Darwin was bombed a total of 64 more times. Although never seeing the amount of casualties and wounded that in the 19th of February bombings. Darwin was always better prepared from then on in.
Darwin was not the only place the Japanese targeted and bombed. On the 3rd of March 1942, 88 people were killed when the small, western coast town of Broome was attacked. The Japanese also hit areas in and around Townsville, 3 times during July. Also on the night of the 30th, a single bomb was dropped on Cairns.