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Ausstralia declares war on Germany
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Australian troops sail to the middle east to support the british war effort
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John Curtin becomes primeminister of Australia
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Australia also declares war on Japan
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the Japanese bomb Darwin
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japanese troops move into New Guiea
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The battle of the coral sea
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Three Japanese midget submarines enter Sydney Harbour
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Australian troups begin operations on the Kokoda Track in New Guinea
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Australian troops recapture the Kokoda Track