For many years , Darwin journalist and nudist , the late Dick Muddimer, above , lived in Philip Street , Fannie Bay . The property became increasingly valuable and he said he had been offered large amounts of money by developers to sell. He rejected all offers and said he had been branded anti- progressive , but he did not want to see the street ,which he regarded with affection, full of jammed up units. Now, under instructions from the Perpetual Trustee , the block is to be auctioned on December 15 . It will be interesting to see how much it brings and what rises on the site. The nextdoor neighbours on one side are former NT Administrator, Tom Pauling , and his wife,Tessa,who held the wake for Muddimer . Little Darwin is proud to have retrieved, from a dark storage shed in the rural area, the above painting of Muddimer in a pose like an Aztec sun worshipper , with his pet dog . It is now in the possession of a woman who regarded Dick with affection . Truth be told , Dick did not like the painting. *
