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Borroloola lies 50km inland from the Western Gulf of Carpentaria Coast on the McArthur River and is about 700km east of Katherine in...

Read about the full history of Avon Downs Police Station here: http://www.lonebiker.dk/avondowns.htm

Queensland Police patrolled the area from Cloncurry to Borroloola prior to their being a police presence in the NT and it is believed...

Alice Springs is the regional centre of Central Australia and known as Mparntwe to the Arrente people. It straddles the Todd River near...

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...

North Australia Observer Unit (NAOU) - "Nackeroos" / "Curtin's Cowboys" Members of the Northern Territory Police and their trackers were...

Members of the Nothern Territory Police from 1939-1945. The lines without a yellow background indicate that the member either enlisted...

Chief Justice Thomas Alexander Wells remained in Darwin after the first Bombing raid and Constable Lionel McFarland remained as his...

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...

Many members of the NT Police joined the military during the war. The chart beside shows the members who joined and their date of...

Prior to the Bombing Fearing a possible invasion of Australia there had been a slow exodus of people from Darwin in 1941. After the...

Almost two decades after the war the wrecks in the harbour were becoming an increasing shipping hazard and in 1959 the Australian...

The Ammo Bunker display in the Charles Darwin Park is well worth a visit. There are interesting objects and information boards, some of...

Darwin was bombed over 60 times during WWII (wikipedia link) and other Territory locations felt the impact of Japanese military forces in...

Darwin was bombed over 60 times during WWII and other Territory locations felt the impact of Japanese military forces in what was known...

NT Police recipients of the Australian Civilian Service Medal for service by Civilians in war zones during WWII. This medal was not...

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...

citation for this article required - no reference in the file “The Iletts can take enormous credit for the evolution of the Thunder into...

War in the Territory for the NT Police Bombing of Darwin Darwin was bombed over 60 times during WWII and other Territory locations felt...

This paper was written by and supplied courtesy of Graeme Fry - ggfry1@bigpond.com Those who served as police officers in the Northern...