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MISCELLANY 


Killer Caldwell

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Killer Caldwell - action over Darwin 20th June 1943
The above account published in the Australasian POST, November 1957 and was amongst the clippings kept by Wyndham Richardson who was a RAAF surveyor who laid out airstrips south of Darwin & at Gove - he surveyed the location of 312RS Radar at Jensen Bay and was present during construction . He made a chart of the area north of Jensen Bay which he later rendered as a Blue Print to update the formal maps. Singular aspects of his visits influenced his map making which has caused a great deal of humbug in the search for 312RS and the site where Morry Isenberg found the medieval Kilwa coins. 

'The Joy Verco Territory Heritage Collection of Historical Models'

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A tea chest sized carton of the models was rescued by Kim Chilton who found them at Wagaman Primary School - they had been in the Library & were for sale at a school fete - destined for the tip. These are all Port Essington, New Victoria Settlement, identities Don Confalonieri - Emma Lambrick & a Private of the Royal Marines. There are also models of Mrs Caroline Short, wife of the Orontes' master - Mrs Margaret Mew, wife of Cpl. Richard Mew & Mrs Keziah Davis wife of RM Pte Joseph Davis all of Victoria Settlement awaiting surgery. There's a buffalo motif NT Trade Symbol sticker so maybe early 1980s.
Derek Pugh There is more in a Nightcliff Primary School library show case - made by a parent. The soldiers at Nightcliff primary include 3rd regiment of foot... Fort Dundas vintage.​

Chris Baldwin Joy Verdi was married to a colleague in Special Education - EWF 'Ted' Street - they ran a small business making and selling ceramic dolls. I think they sold quite a few to the museum. Ted and Joy retired to the UK and set up a guest house.
Street, E., 2012, Distant Settlements: convicts in remote Australia: biographical details of the convict mechanics who served at the settlements of Melville Island (1824-1829), Raffles Bay (1827-1829), Western Port (1826-1827) and King George’s Sound (1827-1830), editor Brian Reid, Darwin Historical Society.
It is proposed that when stabilised the models may be offered to the museum at Black Rocks in Port Essington as the place where they have the greatest relevance - in accordance with the Burra Charter.
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L>R Mrs Keziah Davis - Mrs Margaret Mew - Mrs Caroline Short

1864 - Voyage on the Beatrice for a new Northern Capital

Abner Robbins writes to his sister about prospect of sailing on the Beatrice to Escape Cliffs in Adam Bay & Adelaide River.
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Myths & Mischief

Terra Nullius

Dog Latin - first appearing in an International Court of Justice Report on a dispute between Algeria & Morocco over the invasion of Western Sahara in 1975.
​Article by Dr. Michael Connor School of History & Classics at the University of Tasmania - published in the Bulletin 2003
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Convicts - The Fatal Flaw

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Vis Richardson at Fort Dundas - find story of 2 soldiers who committed crime to get locked up & receive privileges of convicts - one of the was hanged.
25% of convicts identified at Fort Dundas were 'men of colour' - some perhaps (Lorraine) freed by British in US war of Independence - offered their freedom if they fought against the US.


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