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1879, Photograph, B 10109

Residence of Superintendent of Cable Co.

Doctor's residence with Government Resident's House on the top of the hill behind it. The photograph shows a large house surrounded by a shaded verandah. Men dressed in white can be seen on the verandah while a horse drawn wagon is waiting outside the residence. A large pandanus tree stands in the foreground.

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1887, Photograph, B 10112

Overland Telegraph officer's quarters. The photograph shows two mirror image houses constructed from sheets of iron standing in lush gardens.

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1887, Photograph, B 10113

Cable Company's quarters. These two buildings are built of stone and have wide verandahs around them. Reels of cables stand outside near the transmission pole.

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1880, Photograph, B 10115

Govt. Residence, Senior Surveyors house, Govt Stables, etc. Note on photograph states " Centre foreground: Senior Surveyor's house, Government stables on right. Views of camp from Fort Hill, 1887".

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1887, Photograph, B 10116

Government Residence etc., looking from Fort Hill. The photograph shows how close the lower buildings are to the sea.

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1885, Photograph, B 10117

The Camp, with H. M. S. Myrmidon at anchor in the port. This Cormorant-class gunvessel of the Royal Navy was built at Chatham Dockyard and launched in 1867. She was used for surveying the Australian coast.

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1873, Photograph, B 10119

Survey camp, stables, etc at Fort Hill [also at B 46850].

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1873, Photograph, B 10121

Mitchell Street, looking from Residency. A neat row of houses constructed from wood and iron line the street opposite the Government Residency.

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1875, Photograph, B 10122

Smith Street, looking South East - The Town Hall now stands on the site of first house on right. Smith Street at this time consisted of houses built of rough wood and iron sheeting.

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1879, Photograph, B 10123

Mitchell Street, looking North West showing building constructed from wooden planks and iron roofs. At the extreme right of the photograph a more substanially built house made of bricks can be seen. It has a deep verandah with banana palms growing in the side garden. Half way along the street the premises of VL Solomon and Company can be seen. Vaiben Louis Solomon left Adelaide for the Northern Territory in 1873 and became a prominent figure in the area. He opened "Solomon 's Emporium", became an auctioneer, was a business partner and helped to found the first municipal council. He was also the 21st Premier of South Australia but only from December 1 - December 8, 1899.

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1879, Photograph, B 10124

Mitchell Street; V. L. Solomon's premises, etc. The photograph shows a man standing next to a carriage in Mitchell Street with the premises of VL Solomon and Company and other assorted buildings in the background. Vaiben Louis Solomon left Adelaide for the Northern Territory in 1873 and became a prominent figure in the area. He opened "Solomon 's Emporium", became an auctioneer, was a business partner and helped to found the first municipal council. He was also the 21st Premier of South Australia but only from December 1 - December 8, 1899.

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c. 1870, Photograph, B 10125

Mitchell street looking north-west. The premises of Core and Company can be seen on Mitchell Street opposite the Government Residency.

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c. 1870, Photograph, B 10126

The South Esplanade.

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Wing Chong Sing, 1911, Photograph, B 10135/1

Proclamation Ceremony: Transfer of N. Territory to Commonwealth of Australia - 2nd January 1911. Proclamation was read by Mr Justice Mitchell.

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c. 1887, Photograph, B 10140

Lindsay's offices, (Merchant & Shipping Agent), Mitchell Street Palmerston. This little building is almost behind the Cable Company's Offices and Quarters. The white weatherboard building stands in a fenced garden filled with banana palms.

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1875, Photograph, B 10141

Skelton's stores, Bennett St. & Smith Street. Joseph Skelton relocated the printing press to the back of his store on Lot 44 (on the corner of Smith and Bennett Streets) after purchasing the Northern Territory Times and Government Gazette in 1877.

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c. 1870, Photograph, B 10838

The Gaol.

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c. 1870, Photograph, B 10840

The Telegraph Offices.

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c. 1870, Photograph, B 10841

Mitchell Street.

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c. 1860, Photograph, B 11398

Middle portion of the Government camp. The camp huts are raised from the ground and built of corrugated iron. Behind them stands a larger building constructed from wood palings. Cattle are grazing on the sparse vegetation on the hill behind the camp

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c. 1890, Photograph, B 12891

Panoramic view of Palmerston showing buildings under construction and what is possibly the material to extend the Palmerston Jetty which was requested from the Government in 1896