• Title
  W.H. Tootill photographs of Darwin, ca. 1919-1920, including Ross Smith flight, North Australia Meat Works and portraits
• Creator
  W. H. Tootill
• Call number
  PXA 2103
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  ca. 1919-1920
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Photographs
• Reference code
  1260021
• Issue Copy
  Digitised
• Physical Description
  38 photographic prints
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  W.H. Tootill Esq. of W.H. Tootill & Co., Sydney
  
  Reference:
  Library correspondence file, 1970
• Scope and Content
  Darwin, 1919, Ross Smith Flight
  1. First machine to cross Australia, Darwin, Dec. 1919 / Rudolph Rohrer photographer
  2. Smith, Wrigley & Murphy inspecting split propellor blade. Darwin Dec 1919
  3. The two planes. I am looking at the controls of the near one (Wrigley's). Darwin Dec 1919
  4. Captain Wrigley's machine: first to fly across Australia - landed here on 11-12-19 in the morning. Darwin Dec 1919
  5. Darwin Dec 1919
  6. [Vickers Vimy with a crowd]. Darwin Dec 1919
  7. Running along the ground after landing. 10-12-19. Darwin Dec 1919
  8. Going across field preparatory to turning and ascending. Darwin Dec 1919
  9. [Vickers Vimy with a crowd]. Darwin Dec 1919
  10.The Vickers Vimy machine. Standing at the gate are flight sergt Murphy, Int Dempsey (keeper of Fannie Bay Gaol), and Captain Wrigley. I am standing at the right hand corner of the picture
  11. [Vickers Vimy at Darwin Dec 1919]
  12. The Vimy landing, Darwin Dec 1919
  13. The first aeroplane to fly from England to Australia landing at Darwin NT 4 pm 10th December
  14. Darwin Dec 1919
  15. Darwin Dec 1919
  16. Machine from South landing
  17. Capt. Wrigley & Sergt Murphy. Darwin Dec 1919
  18. Listening to the speeches of welcome
  19. An interesting group at the landing: 1. Ins Trowes (Lands Dept). 2. Ins Quin Rice (Govt Accountant). 3. Ins Kellaway (Public Works). 4. Toupein (Mayor). 5. Ins Stanneforth Smith (Act. Administrator). 6. Ins Nelson (AWU Secretary). Darwin Dec 1919.
  20. Listening to the addresses of welcome. Darwin Dec 1919
  21. Flight Cap. Smith speaking to Lt. Fysh (in charge of Darwin & Katherine landing grounds). Mr. Duntannon (reporter of Argus on Commission to left). Darwin Dec 1919
  22. Ready to start for South
  23. Ross-Smith leaving for South
  24. Ross Smith off to Brisbane 13-12-19. Darwin Dec 1919
  6 photographs from this group not located, November 2014
  
  North Australia Meat Works, Darwin 1919
  25.WD Conachus house in distance nearest to Emery Point. Men's Quarters, Staff do Grocers Shop (Paraparap), Office NAL, Reservoir. My room is the last, on the end, overlooking the sea. Darwin 1919.
  26. Staff Quarters Meatworks. Darwin 1919
  27. Employees camp. N.A.M.W. Paraparap. Darwin 1919
  28. Men's Quarter Meatworks. Darwin 1919.
  29. General view of N.A.M. [North Australia Meat] Works, Darwin N.T. Darwin 1919
  
  Portraits, Northern Territory
  30. [Australian Aborigines, rites and ceremonies, Winter.]
  31. [Australian Aborigines]
  32. [Australian Aborigine] Halls Creek
  33. [Men standing in a landscape with anthills]
  34. Joe Madrill, Malay.
  35. [Joe Madrill, Malay.]
  36. Ah Choy [Chinese in Australia, c1920]
  37. Camels going out to Taname. Jack Lawrie in picture
  38. Donkeys drag out for firewood. Flora Valley station, 1920.
• Copying Conditions
  Out of copyright: Created before 1955<br>
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales<br>
• Description source
  
  Photographs chiefly captioned on reverse
• General note
  
  Transferred from SPF, November 2014
  Aeronautics - Smith, Ross and Smith, Keith, 1919
  Aeronautics - Wrigley, H.N., 1919
  Ant hills
  Australian Aborigines (97)
  Australian Aborigine, Halls Creek (SPF/1238)
  Australian Aborigines - Rites and Ceremonies - Winter
  Camels
  Chinese in Australia, c1920
  Darwin, 1919
  Darwin - Residences
  Darwin - Shops, offices, and factories, etc. - Meatworks - Men's Quarters
  Darwin - Shops, offices, and factories, etc. - Meatworks - Quarters
  Darwin, N.T. - Industries - N.A. Meat Works
  Donkeys
  Madrill, Joe
  Smith, Stanneforth, N.T. Administrator
  Wrigley, Murphy, c1919
  Digital order no:Album ID : 1264489
• Attributions / conjectures
  
  The photographs of the meatworks may have been taken by Walter Herbert Bradshaw.
  
  Reference:
  Employees camp / Walter Bradshaw. Photo No: PH0856/0036
  Department of Arts and Museums. http://www.territorystories.nt.gov.au (accessed 19 November 2014)
• Name
  Smith, Ross Macpherson, Sir, 1892-1922
  Smith, Keith Macpherson, Sir, 1890-1955
  
• Subject
  Air pilots--Australia.
  Airplane racing--Australia.
  Aeronautics--flights.
  Aeronautics--Australia.
  Adult Males
  
• Topic
  industrial buildings
  biplanes
  Vickers Vimy (biplanes)
  Chinese peoples
  Malayans
  aeroplanes
  transport events & activities
  pioneering events & activities
  historic events
  abattoirs
  Aboriginal peoples (Australians)
  Aboriginal culture
  rites & ceremonies
  local officials & employees
  
• Place
  Darwin (N.T.)
  Northern Territory
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE756759

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