Darwins Living History

Darwin's living history makes fascinating reading, a picture of early outback Australian life as told by the people who were there.

A favourite of campers and back-packers, the store still gives a hint of the real outback flavour of Darwin City before recent city developments changed the skyline for ever.

Tell us about your time in Darwin or the NT

The history books only ever tell part of the story, it's the living memories of people who were there which bring the history to life.

If you lived or worked here, or even just visited the area, your experiences and impressions are valuable information that will tell us, and future generations, what earlier days were really like.

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Memories of Darwin and the Top End

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Fond Memories of Darwin
I was born in 1953 at the old Darwin Hospital and lived there until I finished school at the end of 1970. My parents met in Darwin. My mother was working ...

Were You in Darwin When?
Were you a student at Darwin Primary School at Frog's Hollow in 1956 or 57 when the steam engine was placed in the playground to play on? Do you remember ...

Born and Bred
My parents came to Darwin in 1949 and I was born in the old Darwin Hospital in 1950. At that time my parents lived in a Sidney Williams hut at Larakeyah....

Darwin through the eyes of a teenager. Not rated yet
My family moved to Darwin in 1970, I was in first year high school. We moved from Adelaide to Darwin, my father was to be the new Assistant Sales Manager ...

kakadu-1968 Not rated yet
Here is 9SLK Nourlangie is anybody listening?
(My radio code)

My name is Flemming Jensen and I was born in 1946 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

I'm out ...