Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours is Australia's leading battlefield tour operator, escorting thousands of travellers each year to our nation's significant historic battlefields. Mat McLachlan…
Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours is Australia's leading battlefield tour operator, escorting thousands of travellers each year to our nation's significant historic battlefields. Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours is part of the touring division of McLachlan Travel Group, a family company that has been prominent in the Australian travel industry for more than 40 years.
Each year in February Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours leads a Bombing of Darwin Anniversary tour, visiting the significant WW2 sites in and around Darwin in the company of an expert Historian.
On 19 February 1942, World War II was brought to the shores of Australia when the Japanese dropped bombs over Darwin. On this day 235 people, both armed forces personnel and civilians, lost their lives. Eleven ships were sunk and 30 aircraft destroyed. A section of the wharf was destroyed, killing 22 waterside workers. Over the next 21 months, Darwin, Adelaide River, Katherine and Milingimbi in Arnhem Land were bombed 77 times. The total number of bombs dropped was two-and-a-half times that dropped at Pearl Harbour.
Pure joy as you wake to the sunrise. Awe as you make it to the snowy peak. A sense of adventure as you motor across red plains. The relief of rejuvenation as you wade into an alpine stream. Connection as you taste native, fragrant leaves. A sense of belonging as you return to your favourite holiday house. Freedom as you dash into the waves. Discover the endless feelings a visit to NSW can inspire.
