Built in 1900,Townsville's Great Northern Hotel , opposite the old Great Northern Railway building , was recently evacuated due to fire , a person later charged with arson. Townsville has more than 40 heritage listed building , about double the number in Cairns , which saw many old buildings knocked down during the Japanese tourist boom , which later dissipated .
In Darwin , part of the once grand art deco style Commonwealth Bank which survived the Japanese bombing , shown above in the l950s , is being turned into a bar. The future of The Vic Hotel in the mall is still unclear.
Long gone in Darwin is the prefabricated English, Scottish and Australian Bank building , known as the tin bank , which became the Northern Territory News, the staff regulars at The Vic , bought by Rupert Murdoch. Our framed photograph from the NT Genealogical Society Collection.
In Darwin , part of the once grand art deco style Commonwealth Bank which survived the Japanese bombing , shown above in the l950s , is being turned into a bar. The future of The Vic Hotel in the mall is still unclear.
