Sailors would hang their backsides over the rail for a toilet. Water was held in a large steel tank with a hose and wooden plug at theīottom. Without inspecting it and requisitioned it for naval duties. The jetty in an area now known as Fisherman's Wharf. In early October 1939 there were many pearling luggers moored to the east of Notes about the Flying Foam: She was a 45 ft wooden vessel but there were few facilities aboard. She was a requisitioned pearl luggerĪnd used as an examination vessel when the Northern Territory patrolīoats ( Larrakeah and Kuru) were busy. The deep water here (26') made it more usable than the shallows nearĭarwin Harbour in October 1939. Vessels' stores, nets, drums and so on were stored. Fort Hill was a depot for Boom Defence Vessels. Photo taken from the wharf near the end ofĬhinatown. Spoke a little English and were very friendly to navy visitors. Main road with aĪboriginal gunyah, West Point 1939. Low water at East Point, Darwin, looking NW fromĪpproaches to Darwin Jetty, 1939. Stationed at Darwin Port War Signal Station from October 1939: They have been given to me by RAN Leading Signalman Robert Luxton who was Here are some photos of Darwin in mid to late 1939. On 1 August 1940 it was formallyĬommissioned as HMAS Melville under control of the Naval Officer inĬharge (NOIC). Northern Territory was named HMAS Penguin IV. The Royal Australian Navy depot in Darwin in the Darwin itself was finally founded in 1869 - at firstĬalled Palmerston (after the British Prime Minister at the time), but this wasĪt the beginning of WW11 Darwin only had a population of 2000 and wasĮxtremely isolated with a small airport, unsealed roads to the rest of AustraliaĪnd little infrastructure. Between 18 Fort Dundas on Melville Island andįort Wellington on the Cobourg Peninsula, 200 km northeast of Darwin, were To British fears that other European powers might get a toehold on theĪustralian continent. The earliest European efforts to settle the 'Top End' were mainly due The ship's captain, John Clements Wickham, named the port after Charlesĭarwin, the British naturalist, who had sailed with him on an earlier expedition 2 Mine Indicator Loop Stationĭarwin's harbour was first sighted in 1839 by John Stokes of HMSīeagle. Indicator Loops around the World (Home Page).Indicator Loops - an overview (YouTube, 70 minutes) If you worked there or have any feedback please email me:
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