Busselton Bomber: Missing Beaufort, 1943
The Beaufort was a twin-engined torpedo bomber, built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company. In 1939 the Australian government decided to have th...
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20 of 64 episodesHeart of Darkness: The King Leopold Ranges, WA
The Wunaamin-Miliwundi ranges are an elevated feature running through Western Australia's Kimberley region. Between 1879 and 2020 they were...
Wheatbelt at War: Cunderdin, 1940
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Station Cunderdin was established in 1940 near the Western Australian wheatbelt town of Cunderdin. It was...
Northam, US Naval Ammunition Depot, 1943
Northam is a small town approximately 100KM East of Perth. During WW2 it supported the US Navy's 7th Fleet operating out of Fremantle. The n...
Paw Patrol: Greenland's Sirius Dog Sled Patrol
The Sirius Dog Sled Patrol is a Danish Naval Special Forces unit. Named for the brightest star in the night sky, it's tasked with long range...
Korean War 'Mig Killer': Bill Simmonds, RAAF
Bill Simmonds was from Bunbury, Western Australia. A pilot with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) 77 Squadron, during the Korean War he...
Operation Hurricane: Britain's First Atomic Test
On October 3, 1952 Britain detonated an atomic bomb on the MonteBello Islands, 50 miles off Western Australia's Pilbara coast. The success o...
Land of the Eendracht: Dirk Hartog, 1616
'Eendracht' means 'Concord' or 'Unity' and is taken from the motto of the Dutch republic 'Eendracht maakt macht' - 'Unity makes strength'. I...
'Emily Taylor' & Augusta, 1830
Today 'Emily Taylor' is a bar in the fashionable port City of Fremantle, but first it was the name of a ship built in Bombay for the British...
Kimberley Incursion: Japanese Landing 1944
In 1944 a special Japanese unit, the 'Matsu Kikan' ('Matsu' meaning Pine Tree) was tasked with gathering intelligence on bases and allied ai...
The Koolama Incident, 1942
The 'Koolama' was a ship of Western Australian State Shipping Service. It was built in 1936 by Harland and Wolff, ominously the same firm th...
Z SPECIAL UNIT: An Interview with Gavin Mortimer
The 'Z Special Unit' was one of the most audacious and little known clandestine forces of WW2. It comprised Australian, British, New Zealand...
LAKE MONGER - GALUP: WESTERN AUSTRALIA
'Galup' is a Whadjuk Noongar word meaning 'Place of Fires' and refers to what is called 'Lake Monger' a remnant of the series of wetlands on...
The Lioness & Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia, 1622
Leeuwin means 'Lioness'. A Dutch Galleon of the Dutch East India Company it charted the South coast of Western Australia in 1622. Leeuwin le...
Guardians of the Gates: Princess Royal Fortress, Albany, Western Australia
Albany's Princess Royal Harbour was named by British Explorer George Vancouver in 1791. He chose to honour Princess Charlotte, Queen of Wurt...
Fremantle's Secret Submarine Base: An Interview with Lynne Cairns
During World War II, the Western Australian port of Fremantle was host to over 170 US, British and Dutch submarines. Braced for invasion and...
Billion Dollar Baby: Campbell Barracks, Swanbourne WA
Campbell Barracks is a defence establishment in Swanbourne, Western Australia. It was named for Lt. Colonel J.A Campbell, the former Command...
The Invisible Airfield: Corunna Downs, Western Australia
Corunna Downs was a top secret WW2 airbase in Western Australia. Called the 'Invisible Airfield', it was located in desert and spinifex coun...
Rule .303: The Welshpool Small Arms Factory, 1942
An Australian plan was established in 1939 for the domestic production of armaments in the event war cut off the continent from the oceanic...
An Army Reserve: Axford Park, Mount Hawthorn
Axford Park is a small reserve in the suburb of Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia. It is named for soldier and local resident, Thomas Leslie...