Last Hanging at Fannie Bay
In 1952 Jerry Koci and John Novotny were young post war immigrants from Czechoslovakia who had been living in the Don Hotel in Darwin....
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pixeltoprint
Sep 26, 20215 min read
Sundown Murders
Sally (Thyra) Bowman, her daughter Wendy Bowman aged 14 and a family friend Thomas Wheelan aged 22 were murdered on Sundown Station in...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 19, 20211 min read
Timber Creek Police Museum - 1908 Station
The 1908 Police Station was opened as a Museum in 1988.
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pixeltoprint
Sep 11, 20214 min read
Overland Telegraphic
These paragraphs are from "A force Apart" - a thesis by Dr Bill Wilson The third industry with a bearing on the development of the police...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 6, 20214 min read
North Australia Observer Unit
North Australia Observer Unit (NAOU) - "Nackeroos" / "Curtin's Cowboys" Members of the Northern Territory Police and their trackers were...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 6, 20211 min read
Wartime Members
Members of the Nothern Territory Police from 1939-1945. The lines without a yellow background indicate that the member either enlisted...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 6, 20211 min read
Wartime Justice
Chief Justice Thomas Alexander Wells remained in Darwin after the first Bombing raid and Constable Lionel McFarland remained as his...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 6, 20212 min read
Victoria Hotel Riot 1941
Two months before the bombing of Darwin there was a riot at the Victoria Hotel. A group of soldiers who had been drinking at the Victoria...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 6, 20211 min read
Enlistees
Many members of the NT Police joined the military during the war. The chart beside shows the members who joined and their date of...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 6, 20212 min read
Civilian Evacuation
Prior to the Bombing Fearing a possible invasion of Australia there had been a slow exodus of people from Darwin in 1941. After the...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 6, 20211 min read
Salvage - Darwin Harbour
Almost two decades after the war the wrecks in the harbour were becoming an increasing shipping hazard and in 1959 the Australian...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 6, 20211 min read
Ammo Bunker
The Ammo Bunker display in the Charles Darwin Park is well worth a visit. There are interesting objects and information boards, some of...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 6, 202111 min read
Bombing of Darwin
Darwin was bombed over 60 times during WWII (wikipedia link) and other Territory locations felt the impact of Japanese military forces in...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 6, 20211 min read
Battle for Australia
Darwin was bombed over 60 times during WWII and other Territory locations felt the impact of Japanese military forces in what was known...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 6, 20211 min read
Civilian Service
NT Police recipients of the Australian Civilian Service Medal for service by Civilians in war zones during WWII. This medal was not...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 6, 20214 min read
Police Rugby Club
Extract from the Citation .. - May 2008. GO THE COPPERS FROM ANDY MCNEILL'S MEMOIRS The Police Footy Club came into being on March 3'd...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 6, 20214 min read
THUNDER STORMS HOME
citation for this article required - no reference in the file “The Iletts can take enormous credit for the evolution of the Thunder into...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 6, 20214 min read
World War II
War in the Territory for the NT Police Bombing of Darwin Darwin was bombed over 60 times during WWII and other Territory locations felt...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 6, 202134 min read
World War I
This paper was written by and supplied courtesy of Graeme Fry - ggfry1@bigpond.com Those who served as police officers in the Northern...
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pixeltoprint
Sep 6, 20213 min read
Railway
This text is from "A Force Apart?" by Dr Bill Wilson Railways had a small impact upon policing. During the building of the Darwin to Pine...
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