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Northern Territory Survey Expedition

c. 1870, Photograph, B 11348

Composite of portraits of officers of the Northern Territory Survey Expedition, 1868-1870. Individual portraits can be viewed by doing a number search on B 11348/1 - B 11348/33.

Officers of the Northern Territory Surveying Expedition

c. 1868, Photograph, B 16791

Photographic composite of the officers of the Northern Territory Surveying Expedition, with space for all members on the expedition. Seven of the individual portraits are missing: no.18 (Accountant Lambell); no.19 (Draughtsman Hardy); no.23 (Cadet Greene); no.28 (Cadet Beetson); no.29 (Cadet Robert); no.31 (Cadet Dye); and no.33 (Young Holland). To see individual portraits do a number search on B 16791/1-32.

Darwin

Hoare, William Webster, 1869, Artwork, B 1048

This oil sketch on paper of a landscape including Fort Point, Port Darwin, illustrates the main camp of the Northern Territory Survey Expedition (1868-1870). This work is naive in comparison to other works painted by the same artist from this group. Hoare has composed this scene from an offshore vantage point, perhaps from a boat. The main focus of the work is a large, tree covered plateau, which is very close to the shoreline. This area is crowned with what is most likely an english flag attached to a tall pole. To the left, sheltered by the land mass is a camp of approximately a dozen white tents, pitched in front of a few, more permanent timber structures. To the far right, on a narrow beach at the bottom of the plateau and possibly included to represent scale, are tiny figures and horses. They appear to be preparing to load or unload a vessel by the jetty. To the left, the artist has included a figure driving a horse and cart on the beach.

William Webster Hoare : SUMMARY RECORD

Hoare, William Webster, 1868, Manuscript, PRG 294

Papers of William Webster Hoare comprising artworks, photographs, scrapbooks and diary and map kept on Northern Territory Survey Expedition 1868-1869, and notes about Hoare by Dr Philip Jones.

Three Wells Camp

Adelaide Photographic Co., c. 1869, Photograph, B 9874

[General description] The expedition members pose for the photographer in front of two tents, pitched in a clearing amongst scrub. [On back of photograph] 'Northern Territory Survey Expedition, 1868-70 / It is number 18 of Northern Territory Views / Three Wells Camp / Situated on the west branch of the Howard'.

Darwin

c. 1869, Photograph, B 1156

Stereoscopic views illustrating the Northern Territory Survey Expedition, 1868-70, led by George W. Goyder, at the main camp, with Fort Hill on the left.

Northern Territory camp

c. 1869, Photograph, B 60184

Goyder's Survey Camp at Port Darwin, believed to be taken by Joseph Brooks. According to a researcher, the photo is taken from Fort Hill.

Darwin

c. 1869, Photograph, B 1151

Stereoscopic view illustrating the Northern Territory Survey Expedition, led by George W. Goyder, 1868-70, showing men at the main camp.

Darwin

c. 1869, Photograph, B 1152

Stereoscopic view illustrating the Northern Territory Survey Expedition, led by George W. Goyder, 1868-70, at the main camp.

Darwin

c. 1869, Photograph, B 1153

Stereoscopic view illustrating the Northern Territory Survey Expedition, led by George W. Goyder, 1868-70, showing the main camp.

Darwin

c. 1869, Photograph, B 1155

Stereoscopic view illustrating the Northern Territory Survey Expedition, led by George W. Goyder, 1868-70, at the main camp, with Fort Hill on the left.

Darwin

c. 1869, Photograph, B 1154

Stereoscopic view illustrating the Northern Territory Survey Expedition, led by George W. Goyder, 1868-70, showing the main camp.

Cemetery, Darwin

Sweet, Samuel White, c. 1870, Photograph, B 11523

Grave of John W. Ogilvie Bennett, and Richard Hazard, both members of Goyder's Survey Party. Goyder was sent by the government of South Australia to lay out street plans for a capital to be named Palmerston. Bennett was a draftsman and died from a spear attack and Richard Hazard was a cook who died from rheumatism