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Aerial view of the Darwin Detachment complex which was established at Vestey's meatworks at ...
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Aerial view of the Darwin Detachment complex which was established at Vestey's meatworks at Fannie Bay. While based here, the Detachment built the four emplacements for the 6 inch Mark VII naval gun b...P02024.021
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A garrison building, probably built in the 1890s, being dismantled. It was to be re-erected at ...
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A garrison building, probably built in the 1890s, being dismantled. It was to be re-erected at Darwin but this was only partially implemented. The roof and second storey of the building have already b...P02024.005
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An elevated view of one of the (BL) 6 inch Mark XI Counter Bombardment guns at Emery Point, ...
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An elevated view of one of the (BL) 6 inch Mark XI Counter Bombardment guns at Emery Point, immediately after proof firing by the Darwin Garrison, showing a cloud of black smoke. The right side gun wa...P02024.029
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An unidentified sergeant of the Darwin Garrison wearing the uniform of volunteer engineers, ...
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An unidentified sergeant of the Darwin Garrison wearing the uniform of volunteer engineers, jacket, trousers and cap all of dark blue, the jacket having a stand-up collar.P02024.014
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A service in Liberty Square in the middle of Darwin with civilians standing (most of the men with ...
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A service in Liberty Square in the middle of Darwin with civilians standing (most of the men with hats off) and men of 9 Heavy Battery RAA and 7 Fortress Company RAE of the Darwin Garrison lined up in...P02024.022
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Darwin, NT. c. 1934. A watchtower manned by soldiers of the Darwin Garrison. The watchtowers are ...
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Darwin, NT. c. 1934. A watchtower manned by soldiers of the Darwin Garrison. The watchtowers are used for observation to survey the harbours, and telephone wires run from these towers to the artillery...P02024.030
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Darwin, NT. c. 1934. Elevated view of the loading of a 6 inch Mark VII naval gun, transferred ...
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Darwin, NT. c. 1934. Elevated view of the loading of a 6 inch Mark VII naval gun, transferred from Thursday Island for use as coastal artillery, about to be test fired by members of the Darwin Garriso...P02024.027
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Group portrait of members of the Darwin Detachment tasked with assisting the members of 9 Heavy ...
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Group portrait of members of the Darwin Detachment tasked with assisting the members of 9 Heavy Battery RAA in dismantling the barrack buildings of Green Hill Fort on Thursday Island. Identified (fron...P02024.012
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Group portrait of members of the Darwin Garrison cricket team outside their Headquarters building ...
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Group portrait of members of the Darwin Garrison cricket team outside their Headquarters building in the former Vestey's Meatworks. Back row, far left is Lance Sergeant David Francis (Frank) Smith, RA...P02024.018
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Group portrait of members (one officer and six other ranks) of the Darwin Detachment with members ...
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Group portrait of members (one officer and six other ranks) of the Darwin Detachment with members (one officer and eleven other ranks) of the 9 Heavy Battery RAA who were garrisoning Green Hill Fort a...P02024.011
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Group portrait of the Darwin Detachment cricket team outside their Headquarters building. This ...
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Group portrait of the Darwin Detachment cricket team outside their Headquarters building. This team played its first game in the local competition on 8 October 1932. Most of these men remained in Darw...P02024.020
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Members of the Darwin Detachment laying planks along the road moving the pedestal for one of the ...
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Members of the Darwin Detachment laying planks along the road moving the pedestal for one of the 6 inch Mark XI Breech Loading Counter Bombardment guns, which is cradled on wooden rollers. The ordnanc...P02024.013
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Members of the Darwin Garrison prepare a 6 inch Mark XI Counter Bombardment gun at Emery Point ...
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Members of the Darwin Garrison prepare a 6 inch Mark XI Counter Bombardment gun at Emery Point for proof firing. An official party including the Chief of General Staff Major General Sir Julius Bruche,...P02024.028
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One of the (BL) 6 inch Mark XI Counter Bombardment guns at Emery Point. Note the Emery Point ...
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One of the (BL) 6 inch Mark XI Counter Bombardment guns at Emery Point. Note the Emery Point navigation light behind the gun position.P02024.026
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The Darwin Detachment Headquarters, a timber building with corrugated iron roofing. The main body ...
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The Darwin Detachment Headquarters, a timber building with corrugated iron roofing. The main body of the Darwin Detachment established itself in the derelict Vestey meatworks at Fannie Bay. The Triump...P02024.019
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Two 30cwt Ford trucks are hitched side by side in front of a Thorneycroft Hathi tractor and using ...
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Two 30cwt Ford trucks are hitched side by side in front of a Thorneycroft Hathi tractor and using the power from all three vehicles, the men of the Darwin Detachment succeeded in pulling along the dru...P02024.031