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The Secret Wartime Fuel Tunnels of Darwin

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Darwin was bombed during the course of World WarII.The fuel supplies of the town were seriously compromised, the tunnels were built in secret to safe guard the Town's fuel supply.The fuel storage tunnels were commenced in 1942 and completed in 1944. They were never used to store fuel as the war ended before they were commissioned .
The tunnels were reopened to the public in 1992  as part of the 50 years celebrations. I first visited the tunnels in 1995 and again in 2014.
The tunnels really interested me and I commenced a series of eight paintings of the internal spaces and passages.The rust and detritus of the past I found  fascinating, the dark colors ,the rust and dripping water all form part of this interesting episode of Darwin's war time history.
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