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Christmas mail truck

Walker, W. D., c. 1924, Photograph, B 53613

Mail truck carrying two tons of Christmas mail; every six weeks it left Alice Springs for Pirwell Creek, 500 miles south of Darwin.

The Sir Ross Smith Memorial Statue, Adelaide. Sir Ross MacPherson Smith (Australian aviator) together with his brother Sir Keith MacPherson Smith became the first pilots to fly from England to Australia in 1919. The trip took 28 days and 135 flying hours. In 1915 he landed in Gallipoli, later awarded the Military Cross and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was pilot for "Lawrence of Arabia". He was killed during a test flight of the Vickers Viking aircraft. The Sir Ross Smith Memorial Statue in Creswell Gardens, Adelaide was unveiled on December 10, 1927 exactly 8 years after the Smith brothers landing at Port Darwin after the flight from England.

Anthill, Port Darwin

William Barlow, c. 1880, Photograph, B 53927

Anthill near the landing at the South Arm township; Dr. Peel standing by.

Neil ('Mick') Engelhart of Mount Benson

1941, Photograph, B 58061

MOUNT BENSON: The last photograph of Neil ('Mick') Engelhart of Mount Benson whilst in camp with the 8th Division at Darwin before embarkation to Singapore in 1941. He was taken prisoner of war by the Japanese and died in June 1945 at Sandakan camp.

L-14-H Super Electra (VH-ABI "Koranga") at Alice Springs aerodrome

Hutchesson, L., 1938, Photograph, B 59985

VH-ABI 'Koranga', a Lockheed L-14-H Electra operated by Guinea Airways Ltd. Flew the Adelaide to Darwin route from July 1938 to January 1939 when it crashed near Katherine killing the three crew and one passenger.

L-14-H Super Electra (VH-ABI "Koranga") at Alice Springs aerodrome

Hutchesson, L., 1938, Photograph, B 59986

VH-ABI 'Koranga', a Lockheed L-14-H Electra operated by Guinea Airways Ltd. Flew the Adelaide to Darwin route from July 1938 to January 1939 when it crashed near Katherine killing the three crew and one passenger.

Mr. Jerome J, Murif

c. 1897, Photograph, B 61438

PORTRAIT: Jerome J. Murif with the bicycle he used to travel from Port Adelaide to Darwin.

Telegraph station equipment

Brewer, Philip John, c. 1925, Photograph, B 62545

ALICE SPRINGS: Telegraph station equipment at Alice Springs showing 'repeaters' on the Adelaide to Darwin copper line (automatic).

Telegraph station equipment

Brewer, Philip John, c. 1925, Photograph, B 62546

ALICE SPRINGS: Telegraph station equipment at Alice Springs showing 'repeaters' on the Adelaide to Darwin iron line (2,000 miles).

A 'Dort' motor vehicle at Alice Springs

Brewer, Philip John, 1925, Photograph, B 62555

ALICE SPRINGS: A 'Dort' motor vehicle with badly worn tyres photographed at Alice Springs after bringing visitors from Adelaide, South Australia; it is described as being one of the original 'Dorts' which went successfully overland from Adelaide to Darwin in 1922, the vehicle carries advertising for Johnnie Walker whisky.

A 'Dort' motor vehicle at Alice Springs

Brewer, Philip John, 1925, Photograph, B 62556

ALICE SPRINGS: A 'Dort' motor vehicle photographed after bringing visitors to Alice Springs from Adelaide; it is described as being one of the original 'Dorts' which went successfully overland from Adelaide to Darwin in 1922, it carries an advertisement for Johnnie Walker whisky.

Jon Johanson's plane under construction

Johanson, Jon, c. 1990, Photograph, B 68500

View of Jon Johanson's RV4 plane under construction in the Darwin workshop.

Jon Johanson's plane under construction

Johanson, Jon, c. 1990, Photograph, B 68501

View of Jon Johanson's RV4 plane under construction in the Darwin workshop.

Jon Johanson's plane under construction

c. 1990, Photograph, B 68502

View of Jon Johanson's RV4 plane being tested outside the Darwin workshop. Johanson is in the pilot's seat.

Views of Northern Territory : Palmerston Jetty

c. 1895, Photograph, B 24187/1

Palmerston jetty with ships loading from rail carts.

Views of Northern Territory : Knight's Folly

c. 1895, Photograph, B 24187/3

View from beach. Government offices in background. Two storey building known as 'mud hut' or Knight's Folly in foreground.

Views of Northern Territory : View on esplanade

c. 1895, Photograph, B 24187/4

View of a road possibly from the Government stables to the Government offices and the Government Residency, in Port Darwin, Palmerston.

Views of Northern Territory : Botanical Gardens

c. 1895, Photograph, B 24187/9

Coconut Avenue, Botanical Gardens.

Views of Northern Territory : Botanical Gardens

c. 1895, Photograph, B 24187/10

Banyan tree in Botanical Gardens.

Views of Northern Territory : Railway Station

c. 1895, Photograph, B 24187/11

Railway station, Palmerston with horses and buggies picking up and dropping off passengers.

Views of Northern Territory

Foelsche, P., c. 1895, Photograph, B 24187

Views of Darwin and Palmerston including Government House, Government buildings, ships, rivers, railway stations and bridges, botanical gardens, jetties, rivers, gold mines. According to a researcher, many of the images in this album are by photographer Paul Foesche.