Box 4: Australian Indigenous Ministries pictorial material : Retta Dixon Home, Darwin, 1950s-1984

PXA 773/Box 4

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1950s-1984

Graphic Materials, Photographs

421508

Photographs - 120 silver gelatin photoprints - 21 x 40 cm. or smaller
Photographs - 5 silver gelatin proof sheets (128 ind. images) - 21 x 26 cm.
Photographs - 3 panoramas (6 ind. photoprints) - 10 x 52 cm. (assembled)

1. David Ross, Shamus O'Brien, 1959.
2. Infant girls and boys off to birthday party in town.
3. Paper mask designs - done for their art badge.
4. Debil-debils! not to be met on dark nights.
5. [Margaret?] with May Scott, Cedric with Shirley [Froze?] Helpers in the nursery.
6. Marilyn Brown, May Stott, Barbara Cummings, Beryl Holtye, 1957.
7. The RDH members of the 1st Darwin co.
8. Olive (fine girl).
9. Packing to go to Casuarina Camp - don't forget the wash-up dish.
10. In Christ there is no east or west - Australia, Asia, Europe.
11. Some of the Seniors of 1st Darwin CLB.
12. Packing up to go home.
13. Playground.
14. Old Retta Dixon Home about 1955.
15. 7th grade girls, 1967.
16. RDH Darwin, 1950s.
17. Wally Fejo, 1967.
18. [Panorama of damage done to] RDH during Cyclone Tracy.
19. [Proof sheet of RDH activities]
20. RDH children.
21. [Children playing ball games]
22. RDH [children]
23. Millie Shankleton opening RDH 1960?
24. RDH opening, 1962.
25. RDH opening, c.1961.
26. RDH [child]
27. [RDH opening]
28. Looking up the hallway from back door in No. 5. Back of cottage completely wrecked - No bedrooms left. Dead end up hallway. Norm Wall's cottage.
29. No. 5 cottage children (after Darwin show).
30. The latest swimming gear at Coomalie Creek - Children's Camp Jan. 1972.
31. [Baby at] "Old RDH".
32. Judy Fergusson [with students at] RDH.
33. RDH kids leaving Sydney on their way back to Darwin.
34. Terry, Ross, Sandra at Retta Dixon, Dec. 1977.
35. After Cyclone Tracy. Mr Andy Gough. Voluntary helpers Mr P Roberts & C Christie from Glenorie.
36. RDH new site about 1961.
37. RDH [children]
38. RDH children arriving at Warragamba Dam for picnic arranged by St Johns Ambulance, 1975.
39. RDH cottage family - Judy Fergusson
40. RDH girl (colour school port.)
41. RDH girl (colour school port.)
42. Sandra and Trisha. (Colour port.)
43. RDH girl (colour port.)
44. Sunday School exam, July 1971.
45. RDH [students at school desk]
46. At the dining Room Batchelor, May 1975.
47. RDH [children], 1961/2.
48. Walter Fejo, who was raised at the RDH, speaks at the opening of the new homes in 1962. He has since served as a missionary, pastor and Christian leader in the NT.
49. RDH opening.
50. Some of the original buildings, RDH, about 1950.
51. No. 8 cottage. Mr & Mrs McIntryre.
52. No. 7's colt - car port & shed blew away, car left standing with hardly a scra.
53. No. 7 children during 1st part of the cyclone, singing "This is the Day".
54. Bill Adamson rebuilding RDH
55. RDH family
56. [Children at] "Old RDH".
57. [Male infant at RDH]
58. Children in cottage.
59. RDH kids after cyclone, Batchelor Dining Room
60. RDH kids, pre 1950.
61. Prayer and Praise meeting in Mr Pattemore's RDH cottage. Mr Graham Adamson, Mr Ralph Day and an Indonesian friend.
62. Sunday School, RDH.
63. RDH [children]
64. Mrs M Parker supervising Sunday School exam, 1971. RDH Recreation Hall.
65. RDH kids.
66. RDH children, July 1976.
67. RDH young people Bound for Home, Back to Batchelor at TAA Terminal, Mascot, Feb. 1975.
68. Mrs Lelean Pattemore and SA Training Officer Miss Necia Higgins, Feb. 1978.
69. Quinn Cottage family, RDH, Oct 1969. Eric, Barry, Colleen, Kathy Eileen, Tony, Claude, Auntie Gwen, Sandra, Marvin, Joe, Trevor, Martin.
70. Mr Geoff Gibson being assisted by Andrew Gough (Jnr) in the beginning of the strengthening of the cottage at RDH
71. Tea at Miss Judy Fergusson's cottage, RDH.
72. TAA Terminal, Mascot, Feb. 1975.
73. RDH children.
74. RDH children at Lee Point during holidays, 1973.
75. RDH Girls' Brigade Plant Stall with Miss Dawn Elliott and Mrs Pattemore, 1978.
76. At Mascot TAA Terminal - on eve of departure for Darwin, Feb. 1975. Miss Ruby Shepherd, A Collins, Mr H Sims, Miss J Fergusson, Miss N Wall, Mrs A Collins, Mrs H Simms.
77. TAA Terminal, Mascot, Feb. 1975.
78. RDH kids, Mike Morcom, '72.
79. [Group of] RDH kids [with] Judy Fergusson.
80. [RDH children at] Blackheath, [NSW]
81. Retta Dixon Home.
82. Mr and Mrs Pattemore as they leave for Joy's wedding. Graham, Gwenneth, Robert, David.
83. Grace Griffin [with 3 children]
84. Miss Platt and [RDH children]
85. RDH about 1961.
86. Warren and Norma Hill and their three children: Rowena, Matthew and Simon. Oct 1984.
87. Macot on way back to RDH.
88. At RDH just before cyclone Tracy paid its unwelcome visit.
89. Working on relining one of the RDH cottages.
90. Valerie Day [and baby] at RDH, July 1971.
91. Sunday School exam, July 1971.
92. Sunday School Exam, 1971.
93. Miss D Elliott, Miss E McKay, TAA Mascot, Feb 1975.
94. Outside rebuilt No. 2 cottage, 1975?
95. Pattemore's Home & some cottages [showing cyclone damage]
96. [Rebuilding at] RDH.
97. Wreck of one of the smaller cottages and the large garage / workshop.
98. RDH cottage.
99. [Cyclone Tracy damage]
100. [Cyclone Tracy damage]
101. [Cyclone Tracy damage] No. 8 cottage.
102. [Cyclone Tracy damage]
103. Mr Graham Adamson works on repairing some of the RDH buildings.
104. RDH after cyclone.
105. RDH part of cottage roof around fallen tree.
106. RDH, repairs after cyclone
107. Back of Mr Pattemore's residence.
108. After cyclone.
109. All that was left of the recreation hall [after cyclone]
110. RDH cottages after cyclone.
111. RDH restored after cyclone Tracy.
112. RDH, 1962.
113. RDH cottage.
114. RDH about 1950.
115. RDH, opened 16/7/61.
116. RDH about 1963.
117. [Entry gate to facility]
118. Aerial view of RDH, 1963?
119. RDH about 1970.
120. Inside Recreation Hall.
121. [Panoramas (x2) showing Cyclone Tracy damage]
122. [Panoramas (x2) showing Cyclone Tracy damage]
123. [Panoramas (x2) showing Cyclone Tracy damage]
124. Original RDH home about 1962.
125. [Proofsheet showing various RDH people and activities]
126. [Proofsheet showing various RDH people and activities]
127. [Proofsheet showing various RDH people and activities]
128. [Proofsheet showing various RDH people and activities]

Australian Indigenous Ministries was formerly known as Aborigines Inland Mission

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Images identified from inscriptions on reverse
"Photo by Ramon A Williams" -- stamped on reverse (18)
"Kandid Fotos studio, Fanny Bay" -- stamped on reverse (23-27,112,115,124)
"Worldwide Audio-Visuals & Photos Ltd., Jannali, NSW" -- stamped on reverse (95,102,109-110,119,121-123)