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Exactly 120 years ago yesterday Darwin was devastated by a massive cyclone. The 1897 cyclone hit at about 3:30am on 7 January, with wild...
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This week marks a special anniversary for the legendary Darwin Rocksitters Club. The Rocksitters, as many locals remember, were a group...
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This week marks 75 years since the last raid on Darwin by the Japanese during World War II. It turned out to be a defining moment for...
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The Beard kids, Jason, Kim and Juliet, on their unexpected 'storm holiday' in Lismore in early 1975. After Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin on...
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Happy New Year!! It’s 1980 and these Darwin locals look like they’ve farewelled the Seventies the right way, in flares. This image was...
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When Darwin was flattened by Cyclone Tracy on Christmas Eve 1974, the Northern Territory News was unable to be published because of...
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75 years ago tomorrow, a mass evacuation of Darwin’s women and children began. Authorities had recognised for months the threat of attack...
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Have they finally landed?! Actually, no - but Peter Dermoudy’s ‘Flying Saucer House’ probably fooled a few visitors in its day. Located...
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As the sun appeared across Darwin on Thursday 19 February 1942, it heralded in just another wet season day. Minutes before 10am a series...
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The first sitting of the new Northern Territory Legislative Assembly concluded this week. The very first Legislative Assembly, sat in...
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With the first sitting of the new Northern Territory Legislative Assembly this week, we thought we’d take a look back at our very first...
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Mango season is upon us again! Here's well-known Territory horticulturalist Chris Nathanael harvesting a few mangoes back in 1980. Chris...
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It’s the final day of the Darwin International Film Festival! And our love of film began here, in one of Darwin’s earliest and most loved...
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The 'Green Room' at the Hotel Darwin was considered one of the most upmarket dining options. When it opened in 1940, the Hotel Darwin was...
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It’s festival time again in Darwin! Back a few decades, it used to be known as the Bougainvillea Festival which featured a colourful...
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It’s show time in Darwin! This photograph is inside the agricultural and arts pavilion at the very first show held 35 years ago. More...
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Darwin’s famous Beer Can Regatta at Mindil Beach back in 1981. The first regatta was held in 1974, the brainchild of Lutz Frankenfeld and...
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On this day 100 years ago a magnificent sight appeared in Darwin Harbour. The Kaiwo Maru was a Japanese government training ship, used...
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The Beatles at Darwin Airport at 2.30am on 11 June 1964. Between 1950 and 1974 Darwin Airport was a common refuelling stop for...
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Jaffa Madden, the chef from Jessies Bistro at the Parap Hotel, was a household name during the 1970sand 80s. Jaffa was a Malay from...