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Photographs of Darwin, Northern Territory
Eleven photographs of Darwin including jetty and foreshore, streets, Chinese settlement, Larakia Camp and the Governor's residence, photographed by Professor W. Baldwin Spencer of Melbourne University, July 1911. He was then Special Commissioner and Chief Protector of Aborigines in the Northern Territory. Each photograph has note 'Photo by Professor W. Baldwin Spencer of Melbourne University July 1911'.
Darwin
[General description] The Port Darwin jetty curves across the centre of this view of sea and sky where a large four masted barque, the 'Euphrates' is moored. This ship was carrying railway iron when it ran aground near Darwin. There is a smaller three masted square rigged vessel behind her. [On back of photograph] 'Port Darwin jetty / 1887 / The nearest ship is the 'Euphrates''.
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Palmerston Club Hotel, Darwin. In 1939 the Hotel Darwin took over the goodwill, license and freehold of the Club Hotel in Darwin. It was built on the site of the old Club Hotel.
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Government House, Port Darwin.
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This view shows one end of the Residency building with its twin gables and louvred verandah. A flagstaff stands in the middle of the lawn which is surrounded by flower beds. A gravel driveway leads to the front of the building. See B 24187/6 for a more comprehensive view of the Residency. [On back of photograph] 'The Residency, Port Darwin / c. 1911'.
Members of the Port Darwin Pickwick Club
DARWIN: Group photograph of members of the Port Darwin Pickwick Club.
Government House, Darwin
View of Government House, Darwin.
Darwin
[General description] Boys wearing sailor suits and girls in their best frocks and hats are standing in a circle around the lawn next to the Residency building, a stone house with twin gables and a louvred verandah. Cables supporting the flagstaff can be seen. See B 24187/6 for a more comprehensive view of the Residency. [On back of photograph] 'The Residency, Port Darwin / Gathering of children on Coronation Day / 1911.'
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Government Residency, Port Darwin. This two storey timber residence has wide verandahs to shade from the hot northern heat. Palm trees are growing in the grounds.
Catholic Church, Darwin
St. Marys Star of the Sea Catholic Church, (Darwin) Palmerston - blown down in cyclone of 1897, rebuilt later by Rev. Morrison. The destroyed church can be seen at B 29855. The roof of this original church was constructed from iron and rose in a sharp peak with wide verandahs all around. A bell has been erected on poles in the grounds to the right of the church. It is interesting to note that a similar bell tower has been erected on the new St Marys Star of the Sea Catholic Church. This bell is also at the right of the church
Wesleyan Church in Darwin
DARWIN: The Wesleyan Church and adjacent Parsonage.
Masonic Lodge, Darwin
Masonic Lodge.
Views of Port Darwin
Booklet containing seven photolithographs of Port Darwin, numbered 2 to 8, together with a map of Port Darwin showing the location of the artworks on the front page. The photolithographs were created by Frazer S. Crawford, with several based on photographs or sketches by other people (see details of items for further details). Some are signed 'F.S.C. fecit' meaning 'he who made it'.
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Chinese humpies (i.e. shelters) near (Darwin) Palmerston in approximately 1895-1900. By the late 1800s Chinese merchants became dominant in Darwin
Cable layers in Port Darwin
DARWIN: Three men in Port Darwin days cutting and splicing cable.
Garden of the Wesleyan Parsonage at Port Darwin
DARWIN: The garden of the Wesleyan Parsonage at Port Darwin, a woman and small child walk in the grounds.
Aboriginal women fetching water in Darwin
DARWIN: Aboriginal women fetching water from a hand driven well.
Christmas card from Port Darwin
DARWIN: A Christmas card from Port Darwin composed of six different views of a coconut grove and nuts from the Botanic Gardens, Aboriginal men fishing, the jetty, and Fort Hill. According to a researcher, James Campbell took these and other photographs whilst touring the Territory with Commonwealth parliamentarians.
Commercial Bank and the Victoria Hotel, Port Darwin
DARWIN: Commercial Bank and the Victoria Hotel, Port Darwin.
S.A.R. railway trucks on Port Darwin Jetty
S.A.R. railway trucks at a standstill on a railway bridge link over water to land; Port Darwin Jetty, also known as Stokes Hill Wharf.
Port Darwin Survey Expedition camp
Northern Territory Survey Expedition camp at Port Darwin c.1870. This view is of the main camp at Port Darwin showing tents, buildings and in the centre, the stables. For another view, see B 4652.
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[General description] This is probably the Fort Hill Public Baths, built around eighteen eighty and in use until nineteen nineteen when swept away by a cyclone. The walls of the baths are constructed from timber logs with gaps between them so the water can flow through but to keep out sharks, crocodiles etc. A man is standing on top of the railings to show their height. [On back of photograph] 'Port Darwin / The baths - (rise and fall of tide about 26 feet.) / 1911'.
Darwin
[General description] A group of men, women and children have assembled for the installation of the first pole of the Overland Telegraph on the 15th September, 1870. One of the men is standing on a ladder propped against the pole. [On back of photograph] 'Planting the first pole of the north-south trans continental telegraph line, Port Darwin. / (September 15, 1870. See Hodder, v.2, p. 25.) / For date of commencement of work at Port Darwin see 140/28, page 2 of letter dated 24/3/71.' (Another hand) 'For key to names see p. 22 of S.W. Herbert's MS Reminiscences (Archives 996) Among those present were: Palmer, R.E. Burton, Dr. Furnell (?), Dr. Milner, D.D.Daly, Miss Douglas, W.T. Dalwood, Mrs. W.T. Dalwood, Willie Douglas, A.T. Childs, Mr. Douglas, Captain Douglas, F.W. Dalwood, Miss Douglas, W.U. Paqualin, W. McMinn, Miss B. Douglas, Jas. Darwent, Mason, Fordham, ....Stapleton. (Names from original photo. lent by Miss B. Dalwood)'.
Darwin
[General description] A clump of banana palms are seen in the foreground of this view of Port Darwin, looking out to sea. Vegetation has partially obscured buildings around the wharf area where a single ship is moored, the three-masted barquentine 'Estelle'. [On back of photograph] 'Port Darwin / August 1878 / showing the 'Estelle'' (Another hand) 'For note see B 4652'.
Darwin
[General description] This view looks out over the bay to the hill where the government buildings are situated. The area is covered with light bush with buildings in cleared areas, the largest possibly warehouses. Various small craft are anchored in the bay. [On back of photograph] 'Government House and Government Offices, Darwin, looking from Fort Hill / Government House stands on the high ground on the left. The Government Offices are on the high ground to the right. The elaborate building not far from the water's edge was built as a residence by J.C. Knight with prison labour. It was known as 'Knight's Folly / 1887' (Another hand) The view is 'looking north- Vide Foelsche album of views lent by L.J. Burton, Kapunda'.
Darwin
[General description] Scrub covered Stokes Hill provides a backdrop for this view of the railway yard which comprises a complex of buildings, one on the extreme right being under construction. The water tower is on the left. [On back of photograph] 'Stokes' Hill and railway yards, Port Darwin / Northern Territory / In the eighteen eighties'.
Darwin
[General description] Sea, sky and scrub make up this view of part of Darwin Harbour where the many gabled Government House, with its wide verandahs and flagstaff, sits on high ground. A coastal steamer can be seen on the right. [On back of photograph] 'Fort Hill, Darwin harbour and Government House facing south west / 1894' (Another hand) 'Facing SW- Vide Foelsche album of views, lent by L.J. Burton, Kapunda'.
Darwin
The S.S. "Brisbane" and Schooner "Seagull" at Port Darwin. Photograph taken on the west side of Fort Hill. Banana palms are growing among the lush vegation at the port. Smaller boats are carrying goods and people to vessels moored off the coast in deeper water. Photographer was possibly Paul Foelsche.
Darwin Jetty
The jetty makes a curved sweep out to its end where there are three ships berthed. Two other ships are seen further out at sea. Ships from left to right are 1: S.S. 'Tsinan', China Navigation Company, 1459 tons reg. from Sydney; 2: Ship 'Falkland Hill' from Hamburg, 1429 tons reg. with cement for Messrs. C & E Millar; 3: S.S. 'Menmuir', Eastern and Australian Company, 1247 tons reg. from Sydney; 4: S.S. 'Catterthun', Eastern and Australian Company, 1406 tons reg. from Sydney; 5: S.S. 'Chingtu' China Navigation Company, 1459 tons reg. from Hong Kong. *The Eastern and Australian Company's hulk 'Belle of South Esk', 540 tons reg. is receiving cargo between Nos. 3 and 4. [On back of photograph] 'The old railway jetty, Port Darwin / In the nineties (before August 8th 1895, the date of the wreck of the 'Catterthun') / Rebuilt 1900-1903 after it had been 'practically toppled into the sea' as a result of attacks of a marine borer (Teredo navalis)'.
Darwin
Bennett Street, Palmerston (Port Darwin) The houses have been built with wide verandahs and are on stilts to suit the tropical conditions of the Northern Territory.