The quality of life or a study on municipal functions in the town of Darwin 1930-1946 and the effect of the military build-up therein

Wilson, Helen J.

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The quality of life or a study on municipal functions in the town of Darwin 1930-1946 and the effect of the military build-up therein

Authors

Wilson, Helen J.

Publisher

The University of Queensland

Abstract

The years 1930 to 1942 were important in Australia's history, particularly so in the case of Darwin. For so long a dot on the map in remote Australia Darwin, by the beginning of 1942, was a major defence base in the north and about to implant its name on the Australian psyche.