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Smoke Socials, Meat Works

and Rebellion: Darwin

1914-1919

Dr. Matthew Stephen

Darwin, c1915.

Presentation by Dr Matthew Stephen, Northern Territory Archives Centre, 22 April 2015

Photo Courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Donnison Collection, MLMSS 890/3 1075

• An overview of the NT political,

economic and social context, 1914-1919

• First of three presentations, 2nd on Sport

in Darwin, 1914-1919, 3rd The friendship

between Willie Allen and the Herbert

Family

• Exploring some of the personal stories

of WWI that make it so interesting.

Presentation Outline


Elizabeth

„Dorris‟

Donnison

Elizabeth (E.D.W.S) Views of

Darwin, 1914-1920,Mitchell

Library, ML MSS 890/3

Photo Courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Donnison Collection, MLMSS 890/1 Donnison_with_pg_caption


Laurence „Larry‟ Donnison



Ted Ryko,

Photographer

Photo Courtesy of the Mitchell Library,

Donnison Collection,

MLMSS 890/3 000007


Willie Allen

Photo Courtesy of Cliff Allen, personal collection


John Anderson Gilruth

Photo Courtesy of the NTAS, Gilruth Collection, NTRS 3427_42


Darwin1914, Aboriginal Affairs

Photo Courtesy of the Mitchell

Library, Donnison Collection,

MLMSS 890/3 0084 &

MLMSS 890/3 0085


Darwin 1914, Unions



Darwin 1914, Unions

Photo Courtesy of the NTAS, HSNT Collection, NTRS 1854_1321


Darwin1914, Smith St extension



Vesteys Meat works, c1914

Photo Courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Donnison Collection, MLMSS 890/3 Vesteys Meatworks


Vesteys Camp, c1915



War Declared, 4 August 1914

NT Volunteers, 1914 AIF, originally the Cable Guard

Photo courtesy of NT Library Service: ph0341_0002


Darwin‟s Red Cross


First NT Volunteers

Image Courtesy of the NT News


The First to Leave the NT to

Enlist, 8 March,1915

http://www.theborellaride.com.au/education/


Farewell Smoke Social

Image Courtesy of the NTAS


The First NT Contingent

Photo Courtesy of the NTAS, NTRS 234_Angeles CP 896


Farewell to the Contingent,

Karl Nylander

„the boys lifted me literally up

on to their shoulders and sang

madly : “It‟s a long way to

Tipperary” which was quite a

___ to do and the tumult was

deafening.‟

NTAS, Anderson, NTRS 2022_4 April 2105


The First Contingent

KIA Returned to NT Returned to Aust Unknown

Captain RJ Lewis CEF Allen A Bowman LJ Henry

S Dick GH Edwards AT Hutchison

LS Downing FE Fawcett LV Levy

HC Douglas LAH Giles J McNiel

JS Godfrey J H Greenshields William McKercher

FE Gracie AP Morrison FR Meredith

HB Pott A Xureb VR Parkhouse

S Rogers SA Gregory

W Styles J McShane

F Termansen

William Garr

Geddes, C.F. Darwin RSL Concise History, 2013.


Farewelling the NT Contingents

Photo Courtesy of the NTAS, HSNT Collection, NTRS 1854_1661


Picnic to Point Charles Light House

X. L Donnison 2. Willie Tye 3. Snowy Parsons



Miss Maria Garr,

c1916



5 NT Contingents in 1915


1st official contingent to the 1st world war 1915. Northern Territory Bushmen

8th Depot Battalion, Fraser Hill Brisbane


Sports flourished during WWI

Photo Courtesy of the NTL, Spillett Collection, ph0238_0015


Darwin‟s First ANZAC day

"Why, do you grieve for us who lie

At our lordly ease by the Dardanelles?

We have no need for tears or sighs,

We, who passed in the heat of fight

Into the soft Elysian light;

Proud of our part in the great empire.

We are content. We had our day,

Brief but splendid-crowned with

power

And brimming with action; every, hour;

Shone with a glory none gainsay.


Jimmy the

Greek‟s car

Photo Courtesy of the Mitchell

Library, Donnison Collection,

MLMSS 890/3 0292 &

890/3 0291


Industrial Unrest. AWU meeting,

„The Stadium‟



The Conscription Debates,

28 October 1916 &

20 December 1917

• NT Results 1916

• Yes 588 No 503

• Federal Territories Results 1917

• Yes 1604 No 1207


Darwin Rifle Club, Fancy Dress

Ball, October 1918

L- R

1. Miss Sarah Graham A (Set Partners)

2. Larry Donnison B

3. Mrs Clara Mortimer C

4. George McIntosh D

5. Mrs Swanson D

6. Peter Stewart A

7. Miss Ethel Brown B

8. Robert Shute C



Armistice Day, Darwin,

11 November 1918Every available flag in Darwin appeared to

have been requisitioned on Tuesday to

honour the signing of the armistice and

the cessation of hostilities. Bells were rung

and a number of steam whistles were

blown. ... The North Australian Meat Co.,

Limited, has given its employees a week's

holiday on full pay to celebrate.


Wanderers FC, c1918



Public Meeting, Darwin Oval,

December, 1918

Photo Courtesy of the Northern Territory Archive Service, HSNT, NTRS1854_No078


Armistice Celebrations,

16th December 1918[The procession began with] A lorry, with

all the Allied nations' representatives

onboard, looked perhaps, the prettiest

part. Next followed the Japanese with their

"Rising Sun" and other banners; the

Greeks, With one in full national regalia, at

their head, were well re-presented. Lastly,

the Chinese, who practically had a

procession of their own


Beer Boycott, at War‟s End

“ The lock-out of State Hotel employees was

declared off on Friday afternoon ... Thus

ends another instance of costly blundering

by utterly tactless and irresponsible

officials. The loss of revenue sustained by

the hotel bars being closed while the

meatworks employees were on holiday on

full pay, and the whole town was jubilating

over the armistice, must have been

considerable.”


Procession following effigy of

Dr Gilruth, 17 December 1918

Photo Courtesy of the Northern Territory Archive Service, Rhodes, NTRS2885_23


Protesters at the Administrator‟s

Fence, 17 December 1918



The war‟s toll, on Angels‟ Mess,

1913• Lanyon killed 1st

November in France,

• Morris lost leg 1st March

in France,

•W Hutchinson returned

from first War OK,

•A Hutchinson returned

from first war OK,

• McPherson did not return

from 1st War,

• S Brown rejected first War

Photo Courtesy of the NTAS, Stan Brown , NTRS_CP159


28 June

1919, the

Treaty of

Versailles


The NT Society

of Carpenters

Welcome

Social, 18 July.

Remembering

the First to

Leave

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Returned Servicemen, 1919



Ross and Kingsford Smith, Darwin,

10 December 1919

1. L Donnison

1A .Tapper

2. Bennett

3. Houstan

4. Ross Smith

5. Wallie Shiers

6. Keith Smith



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