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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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Sep 26, 20213 min read
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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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Sep 26, 20215 min read
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Timber Creek Police Museum - 1908 Station
The 1908 Police Station was opened as a Museum in 1988.
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Sep 19, 20211 min read
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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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Sep 11, 20214 min read
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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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Sep 6, 20214 min read
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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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Sep 6, 20211 min read
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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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Sep 6, 20211 min read
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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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Sep 6, 20212 min read
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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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Sep 6, 20211 min read
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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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Sep 6, 20212 min read
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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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Sep 6, 20211 min read
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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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Sep 6, 20211 min read
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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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Sep 6, 202111 min read
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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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Sep 6, 20211 min read
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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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Sep 6, 20211 min read
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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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Sep 6, 20214 min read
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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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Sep 6, 20214 min read
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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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Sep 6, 20214 min read
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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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Sep 6, 202134 min read
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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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Sep 6, 20213 min read
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