DARWIN INVASION PLANS REVEALED

During Indonesia's Konfrontasi over the formation of Malaysia ,during President Soekarno’s reign, air raid sirens were installed in Darwin and police were issued with a small number of Al Capone like tommy guns to fight off the invaders. Most of those tommy guns are still in Darwin . The erstwhile head of the NT Museums and Art Galleries , Dr Colin Jack –Hinton, is said to have been given two of the guns. Are they still in the museum ? As the late Jack-Hinton enjoyed a joke and spent a lot of time in Indonesia, he may have entertained the generals there with hilarious tales about our lamentable armoury in Darwin. The RAF AVRO Vulcan strategic bombers , capable of carrying nuclear weapons , flew in and out of Darwin, and provided more of a threat to Indonesia than some Chicago popguns. By sniffing about , Little Darwin has also unearthed the fact that there were secret instructions in the ABC’s office to deny the invading Indonesians use of the broadcasting facilities. This involved smashing key equipment. The last thing we wanted was the invaders to brainwash Territorians with a cooking show - 101 WAYS TO MAKE NASI GORENG - played over and over, ending in a hearty cry, “ Merdeka!”