Japan War
This war was a part of WW2. It has a couple of different names including The Pacific War and The Asia-Pacific War. Most people agree that it started on the 7th or 8th of December 1941.
Bombing of Darwin
Japan bombed Darwin on the 19th of February 1942, they were the largest attacks ever performed by another country against Australia. This was the starting point of over 100 bombs on Australia from 1942-1943. At the time Darwin's population was 2,000 and up to 5,000 not just including the city. At the time of the bombings there were around 15,000 allied solidiers standing by. After that disaster the current governor of South Australia said that there were around 260 fatalities.
The Cowra Breakout
On the 5th of August 1942 in a town called Cowra (NSW) a POW camp (prisoners of war camp) got broken out of. 545 Japanese broke free. In the camp there were not only Japanese there were 2,000 Italians, Koreans and Indonesians who were with the Japanese. It occured because the security was poor.
The Battle of the Coral Sea
The Battle of the Coral Sea was a battle off the north-east coast of Australia. It happened between the 4th and the 8th of May 1942. The United States and Australia fought against Japan using aircrafts and warships. The coral sea is located between the coasts of the Solomon Islands, Eastern New Guinea and the north-east of Australia. It was fought over thousands of square kilometres. During this battle the weather around the Coral Sea was very bad so it was extremely hard for the pilots to see where they were flying and what they were shooting at.
The Kokoda Trail
The Kokoda track is a single file trail that starts at Port Moresby by the Corral Sea and runs from 60-100 kilometres. The humidity and rainfall in this place makes it very hard to camp there and even walk though the muddy roads and swim through the murky rivers. It is also a easy place to catch malaria.