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Foelsche, P. (Paul), 1831-1914 :
Early Darwin, N.T., ca. 1873-1902

The collection consists mainly of photographs of early Darwin buildings, street scenes, aboriginal camps, landscape scenes and activities associated with daily life.

 

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Accession Nos.: P827/1-127
File No.: 204/07/00018

Accession No. Captions:

P827/1

The Camp, Darwin, (below the residency) and Fort Hill, Aug. 1873

P827/2

Esplanade and Mitchell Street, Oct. 1873

P827/3

The Camp and S.S. "Tararna", 8th Feb. 1874

P827/4

The Commercial Hotel, Mitchell St., Darwin, N.T., Feb. 1874.

P827/5

Wesleyan Chapel, (Palmerston), Feb. 1874.

P827/6

Wesleyan Chapel and Manse, Darwin, Nov. 1874.

P827/7

Gov. Cutter, "Flying Cloud" in Darwin Harbour, March 1874.

P827/8

The Residency, April 1874.

P827/9

Natives camp, Palmerston, April 1874

P827/10

Natives camp in Palmerston, April, 1874

P827/11

Native camp, Cavenaugh Square, Darwin, 1874

P827/12

Mango tree, Port Essington, 1875 (This is in the garden of an old settlement abandoned in Dec. 1849)

P827/13

John Lindsay's Store, Mitchell Street, Darwin, May 1875.

P827/14

View of Palmerston, 3rd June 1875

P827/15

Residency & Fort Hill, taken fromcricket ground, 1874

P827/16

The Esplanade (Kelsey) June 1875

P827/17

Mithchell St looking NW, June 1875

P827/18

Peels well, garden and hospital, 1883

P827/19

Esplanade, Darwin June 1875

P827/20

Smith St, Darwin looking SE, 1875

P827/21

Mitchell St looking SE, June 1875

P827/22

Skeltons store, Bennett St , June 1875

P827/23

Otto Peters store, Mitchell St, June 1875

P827/24

New police station turned into Govt. offices, 1875,

P827/25

Entrance to first govt. gardens, Darwin, Jan. 1876

P827/26

(Missing photo)

P827/27

Natives camp, Port Essington, Nov. 1877

P827/28

Natives at Cobarg Cattle Station, Port Essington, Nov 1877

P827/29

The Camp, Darwin, March 1878

P827/30

Telegraph buildings BAT, 1878

P827/31

OT Telegraph station, masters quarters and office, 1878

P827/32

Manders residence & sawmill, Bennett St, Darwin, May 1878

P827/33

Telegraph station, Southport, June 1878

P827/34

Adcocks store & jetty, Southport, 1878

P827/35

Cherry St, Southport, June 1878

P827/36

"Estella & SS "Charlton" at Port Darwin, August 1878

P827/37

First hospital at Darwin, Sept. 1878

P827/38

First hospital at Darwin, Sept. 1878

P827/39

SS "Brisbane" at Port Darwin, June 1879

P827/40

SS "Atjah" at Port Darwin, May 1879

P827/41

Residence and Fort Hill taken from Cricket Ground, June 1879

P827/42

Mitchell St, Darwin looking NW, 1879

P827/43

Smith St, Darwin looking SE, 1879

P827/44

Residence, Darwin east side, 1879

P827/45

Telegraph buildings, residence & new road, 1879

P827/46

Residence, east side, 1879

P827/47

View in Mitchell St, Darwin, 1879

P827/48

Government offices & Police inspectors Quarters, 1879

P827/49

Goal & Esplanade, 1879

P827/50

Court House & Esplanade, 1879

P827/51

Wesleyan Chapel & Manse, Darwin, 1879

P827/52

Miners hospital at the Shackle , few miles from Darwin. 1879

P827/53

Telegraph station at the Shackle, 1879

P827/54

Telegraph station, west side, Pine Creek , 1879

P827/55

Telegraph station, east side, Pine Creek, 1879

P827/56

Police station, Pine Creek, 1879

P827/57

General view of the Union

P827/58

View on McKinlay River, 1879

P827/59

Foelsche's house & Hotel Stapleton, 1879

P827/60

Virginia Co.'s claim at Stapleton, 1879

P827/61

Police Station, Palmerston, 1879

P827/62

Telegraph station. Katherine, 1883

P827/63

View on 4 mile reach, Katherine, 1883

P827/64

South of the Edith, second fall, 1883

P827/65

Edith Reservoir, 1883

P827/66

Allen &Co's store, 1883

P827/67

Officers Quarters, The Camp, June 1893

P827/68

Government school and Collector of Customs Quarters, June 1883

P827/69

H.M.S.S. "Myrundon" and camp, Darwin, 1885

P827/70

Tin Mine at Mount Wells, November 1885

P827/71

Fort Hill, Darwin (taken from Stoke's Hill), March 1887

P827/72

Residency and Fort Hill (taken from oval), Darwin. March 1887

P827/73

Palmerston from Fort Hill, 1887

P827/74

Jetty or Railway Pier, 1887

P827/75

The camp from Fort Hill looking N. March 1887

P827/76

The camp from Fort Hill looking N.W. March 1891

P827/77

Junction of Wallaby Ck & Flora N.T. 1887

P827/78

Kathleen Falls, Flora R{iver}

P827/79

Waterfall in gorge about 20 miles east from Katherine, Telegraph Stn, N.T. 1887

P827/80

Christening first train, Darwin, 1888

P827/81

Jetty from Stokes Hill

P827/82

Wreck of "Young Australia" at Roper Landing, 1889

P827/83

Natives at Adelaide R{iver}, 1888

P827/84

Railway yard, Darwin, Dec. 1889

P827/85

Stokes Hill and Millars House, Dec. 1889

P827/86

Natives camps in Palmerston, 1890

P827/87

Natives camps in Palmerston, 1890

P827/88

Natives dressed for Corroboree, N.T. 1890

P827/89

Spring Vale, N.T. 1893

P827/90

View of Katherine, N.T., 14 miles above the crossing 1893

P827/91

The depot on Victoria R{iver}, 1893 N.T.

P827/92

Point Charles Lighthouse, N.T. 1895

P827/93

Natives burial place in trees

P827/94

Meridan ant hill, N.T.

P827/95

Meridan ant hill, N.T.

P827/96

Old Jetty, Darwin

P827/97

Present sight of mud hut

P827/98

First Inspector of Police's Residence, Darwin

P827/99

First Police Station, Darwin

P827/100

Present sight, Workers House opposite Dr. Residence

P827/101

First Land & Survey Office, Darwin

P827/102

First lock up, Port Darwin

P827/103

First Police Office, Port Darwin

P827/104

Old Jetty, now demolished, 1900

P827/105

Northern Territory. Govt. House, Darwin with Buildings in the foreground

P827/106

Darwin's first jetty, now demolished.

P827/107

Adam Johns residence, Battery and dam site, Union Nov. 1879

P827/108

Telegraph Station, Southport, June 1878

P827/109

First Bank at Palmerston, March 1874

P827/110

Chinese (over 80 years old, living 12 miles out of Darwin) with his buffalo and dray

P827/111

? 1859-60 {Group of natives}

P827/112

{Circumcision ceremony}

P827/113

{Darwin}

P827/114

W.G. Stretton, Chief Protector of Aborigines, Darwin.

P827/115A

Private theatricals in Darwin about 1898

P827/115B

{Private theatricals in Darwin}

P827/116

Passing of the Territory 1911. Transfer of Territory to Commonwealth January 2nd 1911.

P827/117

Wild buffalo. A close-up view of a fine beast.

P827/118

... of blankets to the natives at Fort Hill, 1903

P827/119

Laying foundation stone of Christ Church, Darwin, 12 July 1902

P827/120

Chinese wood-carter with buffalo, Darwin

P827/121

Chinese wood carters

P827/122

Chinese wood carters, Darwin, Northern Territory. Buffalo broken to harness. The buffalo not only provides sport of an exciting character, but may be trained to be a patient and useful beast of burden

P827/123

A fine alligator skin. It measured 18ft 10in. The 'gator was caught near Darwin

P827/124

Chinese wood carter, Darwin North Australia (Photo N.J. Barnes)

P827/125

Northern Territory, Palmerston. Early settlers making a canvas boat. 1875

P827/126

Darwin Soldiers' Memorial Hall.

P827/127

A giant anthill.

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