Many old photographs and stories of the history of Darwin Police Stations as told by retired Darwin policeman Mark McAdie.
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I am uploading all of my high-resolution Darwin Historical Colourised images to my Google Drive in the cloud.
You can download them by clicking on the image
These are zipped into single files of 50 images for each group, and each image within an individual sub-directory so that everyone can enjoy them in the future.
I did a live ABC Radio Darwin interview on the 8th of September 2022, however, it was very hard to select my interview within the program on a PC, and almost impossible on a phone. The interview was with James Finlay on the "Afternoon Show", and covered my colourisation of my Darwin historical Photographs. Click on the image and jump straight to my Google Drive and listen to the full 19:25 minutes.
Thank you Sajarn Stow for your assistance
March-2022 - The history of Darwin Police Stations as told by retired Darwin policeman Mark McAdie.
I retired eleven years ago, and moved to NSW last year from the NT, where I had been a resident for fifty years. I spend 35 of those years in the Police Force and for the last fifteen years was President of the NT Police Museum and Historical Society. In conjunction with the society, I published a pictorial history of the Police Force to celebrate the 150th Year of Policing in the NT last year.
0800-001 Police Station 1876. View of the Police Office on the corner of The Esplanade and Mitchell Street. Photo: Unknown
February-2023
The Untold Australian War Story. Temple Lion Returned To The Northern Territory. And Many other similar stories.
Joyce Davis feels that she is the only one with the courage to tell the stories publicly of the Australian soldiers who looted and vandalised the property of families who had been evacuated south due to the bombings.
In the aftermath of the bombings, some Australian soldiers stationed in Darwin engaged in looting and other criminal activities. These soldiers were not caught and punished for their actions, as the Australian government chose to overlook their misconduct in the face of the larger conflict. Many of the looted items were sold to civilians, while some were kept as souvenirs by the soldiers.
Joyce Davis 27-January-2023
Mrs Bleeser's Shop was like an Aladdin's cave as it was in packed with Sparkling Jewellery, Teddy Bears, Dolls, Scarves of every colour covered with sequins or sprinkles, nick nacks, Etc. At the front behind a closed door her husband kept his specimens of rocks, animals Etc which he collaborated with others all over the world,
Karen Smith's grandparents, Bert and Eunice Pierssené
My Grandparents, Bert and Eunice Pierssené, lived in Darwin before World War II. They lived in a house Pa (Bert) had recently built on McMinn Street near the Daly Street bridge and the railway line. The incomplete house is pictured above.
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