Wednesday, July 24, 2024

SPOTLIGHT ON NORTHERN TERRITORY #1

A   batch of   postcards  sent  by  travellers between   the l960s and 1980s provide   a  panoramic   view  of  the   Northern Territory  in   all  its  glory .  A  sample   follows .  

 
Darwin is   presented  as   part  of  Paradise in  this  artistic production by  Wayne  Zerbe, actually sent from Hall's Creek, Western Australia, to Mareeba, North Queensland .  

Close to  Christmas  l967 , this  shot of the Darwin post office  was by Uwe Steinwald , the  city  described as a  lovely place.   

The  Katherine  Gorge   stars  in  this  postcard  sent  in  l980  . The  weather was  beautiful, but the    barramundi  were not  biting .  The sender had just taken  up  a new  job  in  the area  and  was  looking for a  cheap  caravan .

Barras were obviously biting in  this Alice Springs produced  postcard  , the sender  telling  Tomasich family back in  Dimbulah, Queensland, he  was  enjoying Northern Territory  draught  beer  at  every  possible opportunity