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The Stories:
Copyright owner: Library & Archives NT
Citation address: https://hdl.handle.net/10070/749164
Collection: S. S. Godfrey
Description:
On the way to Adelaide River picnic. Sign on the side of the carriage reads "Respectable special drunks 1 Bottle Beer admission, Reserved, Reserved, for Bank Clerks and others".
Posted 6-November-2021.

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0800-052 Town Hall, Darwin (Palmerston), Northern Territory. 1895.
SL-of-SA
https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+24187/8
Part of Album Collection
Subject Municipal buildings - Northern Territory - Darwin
- Quoting northernterritory.com
The Town Hall ruins are all that remain of the original Palmerston Town Hall designed in 1882 and completed in 1883.
It was used for civic purposes until the Navy occupied it during the war years. When peace returned, the building was used as office space by the Museum and Art Galleries Board.
The building was so severely damaged by Cyclone Tracy in 1974 that it was not rebuilt. The remains were stabilised in 1980 since when the ruins have been developed as a public open space and visual arts performance venue. Conservation works are effected from time to time.
Ably assisted by Mick Gulovsen with this colourisation.
Posted 2-November-2021.

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0800-053 Brown, Harriet Ellen (nee Wedd) Family. Darwin.
Creator: Gray, Ruthie
Citation address: https://hdl.handle.net/10070/525103
Related items: https://hdl.handle.net/10070/525106
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/525110
Collection: StoryNT
Brown's Mart is the oldest building in the city centre being built in 1885 as a Mining Exchange by Mr. Brown who was a trader and a Mayor of Darwin. However I am having trouble tying in this Mr Brown, with the family in this photograph.
Looking at this photo, I have almost convinced myself that we have a Nanny and a Housekeeper standing at the rear of the family. Then possibly a husband, a wife and an older parent of one of them, along with five beautiful children.
A fantastic image for the era. Could this be the builder-owner of Brown's Mart, and possibly the Mayor of Darwin?
Info from KC Martin-Stone
Okay, so I had a bit of a dig in the NT Dictionary of Biography. This Harriet Brown is not related to the Browns of Browns Mart, as far as I can tell. She may have married into the family, but I can’t find any evidence of that.VV Brown (Victor Voules Brown, 1841-1910) ran Browns Mart. He was married to Julia Solomon, who was the daughter of VL Solomon (after whom our federal electorate is named). After Julia’s death, he married Eliza Tuckwell II, in 1901. Between them, they had 18 children, 14 of whom outlived VV. It’s possible that Harriet Brown (née Wedd) married one of the sons of Julia and VV, but I haven’t found evidence of that.The interesting thing is that VV Brown’s mother was also Harriet Brown (née Perkins). So that may have led to some confusion about the connections of the Harriet Brown in the pictures.
Posted 3-November-2021.

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0800-054 Aerial view of Darwin Harbour and Administration area 1930.
Copyright owner: Library & Archives NT
Citation address: https://hdl.handle.net/10070/325372
Collection: Don Purdon Collection
PictureNT
Aerial view of Harbour and Administration area Port Darwin.
Government House (Darwin, N.T.)
Posted 4-November-2021.

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0800-055 Darwin Gardens - Tree cutters will be shot.
https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/PRG+1435/4/139
Dates / Publication details 1945
Photographer: Nicholas, R. P
Darwin (N.T.)
Not exactly a photo of historical significance, but will possibly start a thread of some interest.
The Botanical Gardens?
One of the photographs from an album compiled by R.P. Nicholas, relating to his war service with the 87th Squadron, which was based at the Coomalie Creek base about 100 km south of Darwin. Other photographs from the album may be viewed by doing a number search on PRG 1435/4.
Posted 5-November-2021

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0800-056 Soldiers marching past Vic. Hotel, Darwin 1930.
Citation address: https://hdl.handle.net/10070/748743
Collection: Coral Crombie-Brown Collection
Copyright owner: Library & Archives NT
Collection: Peter Spillett Collection
Soldiers marching past the Commercial Bank and Victoria Hotel, Smith Street. 1930

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0800-057 A group on a beach. One man holds a kite. Darwin 1890
https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+46851
Approximately 1890
Photographer: Foelsche, P
Collection: Part of Northern Territory Collection
Subject: Picnics - Northern Territory - Darwin
Fannie bay beach near the lake at East Point?
Posted 7-November-2021

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0800-058 The fashion trends, Darwin, ca 1910.
Sorry folks, found several copies of this photo on the web, but couldn't find a known source.
Posted 8-November-2021
Garden party at the Residency 1910
Collection: Campbell, James Pinkerton.

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0800-059 Darwin Pickwick Club. 1890.
Subject Pickwick Club (Darwin, N.T.)
Pioneers -- Northern Territory -- Darwin
https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+53806
Description: Group photograph of members of the Port Darwin Pickwick Club.
Approximately 1890 Collection: Part of Darwin Collection
Standing from left;
Kelsey, Barnes, Price, C Davis, Godwin, Holden, Tullidge, Bell, Allen, Peake, Adcock;
Sitting from left;
Holtze, John Kilgour, Little, Mercer, Stevenson, Witherden, Goldsmith, Wurm, Burgoyne
Below is a link to an ABC audio that mentions the club and displays the same photo on their site. This gives the image date of 1/6/1901.

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0800-060 Theatrical group at Town Hall. Darwin 1921.
Citation address: https://hdl.handle.net/10070/748987
Collection: S. S. Godfrey Collection
Copyright owner: Library & Archives NT
Darwin group, possible theatrical group in Chinese costumes outside old Town Hall. Arrow is S. S. Godfrey
Posted 10-November-2021

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0800-061 Darwin-Pine Creek Railway. 1889.
https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+9067
Part of Darwin Collection
Subject Railroads - Northern Territory - Darwin
1887.
A banquet was held in the Palmerston Town Hall. Mrs Paper, wife of the respected Judge was requested to perform the ceremony. The Millars Brothers First Locomotive cost the firm at least five hundred pounds and was christened "Port Darwin". By September 14th, 1889 the railway line was complete and handed
over to the Government on October 4th, 1889 with little ceremony or fuss.
Posted 13-November-2021

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0800-062 Four Army ladies. Laundry day WWII Darwin
Citation address: https://hdl.handle.net/10070/317988
Collection: Edna Gobby Collection
World War, 1939-1945 - Northern Territory - Darwin
Left to Right: Mary Sangster, Winnie Mosscrop, Edna Leach, Betty Tonkinson hanging out washing, unit unknown.
Posted 19-November-2021

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0800-063 Hellen & Marcia Izod 1957. Darwin
Citation address: https://hdl.handle.net/10070/748518
Copyright owner: Library & Archives NT
Collection: Izod Collection
Hellen (Ellen) and Marcia Izod at an engagement party Darwin 1957.
Posted 14-November-2021

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0800-064 Darwin Advisory Council. 1919.
https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+22007
Standing,
left to right: E. Copley Playford (Chief Warden, representing the
Director of Mines); H M Trowers (Director of Lands and Survey); Nicholas Waters
(Inspector of Police and Acting Government Secretary).
Sitting:
A. Ray (Mining Industry); H. Nelson (Labor); H.E. Carey (Director of the L.T.
and Chairman; W. Ryan (Labor). The representative of the Pastoral Industry.
Thomas Baylis was absent.
Posted 15-November-2021

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0800-065 Smith Street Mall Darwin following Cyclone Tracy. 1979.
Citation address: https://hdl.handle.net/10070/728621
Collection: Northern Territory Government Photographer Collection
Copyright owner: Library & Archives NT
Smith Street Mall, showing Vic Hotel after reconstruction following Cyclone Tracy
Posted 16-November-2021

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0800-066 Ship Repair 1890 Darwin.
Creator Bleeser, Florenz A. K., 1871-1942. Published ca. 1890.
Series Florenz Bleeser collection of photographs of Palmerston, [i.e. Darwin] and the Northern Territory, ca. 1890-1900.
Part Of In collection: Florenz Bleeser collection of photographs of Palmerston, [i.e. Darwin] and the Northern Territory, ca. 1890-1900
Ship being winched into [or out of] water at Darwin Jetty, Palmerston [i.e. Darwin], ca. 1890 / Florenz Bleeser.
Posted 17-November-2021
Derek Pugh 17-Nov-2021:

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0800-067 From the balcony of the Vic Hotel Darwin in the 1960s.
Photo Source: Unknown.
Andrew King
Here is the view of Smith Street from the balcony of the Vic Hotel in the 1960s. Looks like it must have been taken shortly after a shower.
(Sorry Andrew, I couldn't see a Standard Vanguard Ute.)
Posted 20-November-2021

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0800-068 Mindil Beach Caravan Park Darwin before the casino. 1970s.
Original Photo Courtesy of Richard Turner.
Colour enhanced and sharpened.
Posted 18-November-2021

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0800-069 View looking south-east along Mitchell Street Darwin. 1879.
Library & Archives NT
Foelsche, P. (Paul), 1831-1914
Citation address: https://hdl.handle.net/10070/452699
Collection: Foelsche Photograph Album
Description:
"Mitchell St 1879". View looking south-east along Mitchell Street. In foreground is a man with a broom next to a buggy. In the background at right is the Police Barracks and at left is the store of "V.L. Solomon and Co". A number of people
stand in doorways and watch the photographer
As Mitchell Street no longer goes through to the Esplanade, I feel the photo would have been taken from around about the NT Library, looking towards the Supreme Court.
Posted 21-November-2021

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0800-070 Albert MacDonald and his Swift No 1 Light Roadster 1898. Darwin.
Citation address: https://hdl.handle.net/10070/734499
Copyright owner: Library & Archives NT
Collection: Peter Spillett Collection
Darwin Stokes Hill Wharf
Description:
Albert MacDonald and his Swift No 1 Light Roadster fitted with Dunlop Roadster tyres. He rode from Adelaide to Darwin (2066 miles in 28 days, 15 hours and 30 mins). He left Port Darwin at 6.15am Monday 22 August 1898 arriving GPO Victoria Square Adelaide 9.45pm 19 September and then went on to Melbourne. The Adelaide-Darwin record was not broken until 1914 by Ted (Ryko) Reichenbach. Darwin Wharf, near path up to town.
Posted 22-November-2021

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0800-071 Darwin. Diver about to make a descent. 1890.
Original Photo Source: SLSA
Citation address: https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+53746
Description:
DARWIN: A diver about to make a descent during the construction of a new jetty. Approximately 1890
Posted xx-November-2021

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