Photographs taken by Inspector Paul Foelsche of Darwin and the Northern Territory

Archive Collections / Paul Heinrich Matthias Foelsche / Photographs taken by Inspector Paul Foelsche of Darwin and the Northern Territory
Date Range:  1873  -  1893
Collection: Paul Heinrich Matthias Foelsche
Series Identifier: AA 96/01

This series incorporates film negatives and print copies of photographs of Darwin and the Northern Territory. The glass negatives from this series are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia and The State Libray of South Australia (Mortlock Library). It is understood neither has a full set of negatives.

Additional identifying and descriptive material has been extracted from Tim Smith's database (AA 96/4).

The term 'Image n', refers to Tim Smith's database number; 'Negative n' refers to Folsche negative number; 'Foelsche n' refers to Folesche album (print) number. Richards refers to Richards album number, NLA refers to National Library of Australia number, SLSA refers to State Library of South Australia (Mortlock Library) number, NT Album refers to Northern Territory Library number, Lindsay refers to D Lindsay (Sir Ernest Daryl Lindsay (1889 - 1976) collection number and Noye refers to copies held in the Robert James Noye (1932 - 2002) collection in the Art Gallery of South Australia.

Some of these images were incorporated in the exhibition and catalogue 'The Policeman's eye: the frontier photography of Paul Foelsche.'

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Included Items
AA 96/1/1/1-4 - The Camp and Fort Hill, Port Darwin, August 1873.
AA 96/1/2/1-5 - The corner, Esplanade & Mitchell St Palmerston NT 1873.
AA 96/1/3/1-3 - Wesleyan Mission House and Chapel.
AA 96/1/4/1-2 - View of Palmerston from Fort Hill.
AA 96/1/5/1-2 - The camp and SS Tararna.
AA 96/1/6/1-2 - Mitchell Street looking SE.
AA 96/1/7/1-2 - Smith Street looking SE.
AA 96/1/8/1 - Knight's House.
AA 96/1/9/1-2 - John Lindsay's wholesale store, Mitchell Street.
AA 96/1/10/1-4 - Palmerston from Fort Hill.
AA 96/1/11/1-2 - Entrance to first Government gardens.
AA 96/1/12/1-2 - Officers Quarters.
AA 96/1/13/1-2 - View on Fanny Bay beach.
AA 96/1/14/1-3 - Native camp Palmerston.
AA 96/1/15/1-5 - 'Port Essington, Aboriginals waiting to be photographed.'
AA 96/1/16/1-2 - Unidentified building on hill overlooking beach. ?New residency
AA 96/1/17/1-5 - Christening first locomotive.
AA 96/1/18/1-2 - Unidentified building on hill overlooking beach. ?New residency
AA 96/1/19/1-8 - Railway Bridge.
AA 96/1/20/1-8 - Native camp Port Essington.
AA 96/1/21/1-2 - Unidentified substantial brick house.
AA 96/1/22/1-2 - The Commercial Hotel, Mitchell Street.
AA 96/1/23/1-3 - View of the Camp with HMS Myrmidon at anchor.
AA 96/1/24/1-3 - Adcocks store and jetty, Southport.
AA 96/1/25/1-2 - Junction of Wallaby Creek and Flora River.
AA 96/1/26/1-2 - Barque Estella at Southport Jetty.
AA 96/1/27/1-3 - Telegraph Station, Shackle (Yam Creek).
AA 96/1/28/1-2 - Unidentified house.
AA 96/1/29/1-2 - Native camp, Port Essington.
AA 96/1/30/1-2 - Tomb. Port Essington - according to tradition of natives this is the grave of Mrs Langan (?Lambrick).
AA 96/1/31/1-2 - Four houses in Mitchell Street looking NW.
AA 96/1/32/1-3 - Palmerston from Fort Hill.
AA 96/1/33/1-5 - Kintore Cave.
AA 96/1/34/1-2 - Fort Hill and Camp from Jame's (Stokes) Hill.
AA 96/1/35/1-2 - Native 'corrobarie', unknown location, 1901.
AA 96/1/36/1-2 - Camp on road to Daly River Cattle Station.
AA 96/1/37/1-2 - A group of unidentified actors.
AA 96/1/38/1-2 - Peels Well, Chinese gardens and hospital, Palmerston.
AA 96/1/39/1-2 - Allan & Co's General Store, Mitchell street.
AA 96/1/40/1-2 - Australian Aboriginal men.
AA 96/1/41/1-2 - Fort Hill and Camp from Jame's (Stokes Hill).
AA 96/1/42/1-2 - Telegraph Station Katherine.
AA 96/1/43/1-2 - Two men with horse and cart.
AA 96/1/44/1-2 - View on 4 Mile Reach, Katherine.
AA 96/1/45/1-2 - View on McKinlay River.
AA 96/1/46/1-2 - View of the camp with HMS Myrmidon at anchor.
AA 96/1/47/1-2 - Source of the Edith River, 2nd fall.
AA 96/1/48/1-2 - Edith reservour.
AA 96/1/49/1-2 - 2 horse wagons.
AA 96/1/50/1-3 - Poetts Coffee Plantation, Rum Jungle.
AA 96/1/51/1-4 - View on Tableland.
AA 96/1/52/1-2 - Poetts Plantation, Rum Jungle.
AA 96/1/53/1-2 - Glencoe Cattle Station.
AA 96/1/54/1-4 - Jetty from Stokes Hill.
AA 96/1/55/1-3 - Telegraph Station Shackle (Yam Creek).
AA 96/1/56/1-2 - Deans (No. 1 Tin Mining) camp near McKinlay River.
AA 96/1/57/1-2 - Residency and Fort Hill 1887.
AA 96/1/58/1-2 - Unidentified buildings.
AA 96/1/59/1-2 - Waterfall in gorge about 20 miles east from Katherine Telegraph Station.
AA 96/1/60/1-2 - Kathleen or Flora Falls on road to Victoria River.
AA 96/1/61/1-3 - Jetty or Railway Pier.
AA 96/1/62/1-2 - Juction of Wallaby Creek and Flora River, Katherine Falls.
AA 96/1/63/1-2 - Gregory's marked tree, Victoria River.
AA 96/1/64/1-3 - 'Natives' waiting to be photographed, Port Essington.
AA 96/1/65/1-2 - Unidentified ships at unidentified jetty.
AA 96/1/66/1/-2 - 'Native' camp, Port Essington.
AA 96/1/67/1-2 - Dr Stirling (AA 309) at Knuckey's Lagoon.
AA 96/1/68/1-2 - Unidentified building.
AA 96/1/69/1-2 - The Police Office.
AA 96/1/70/1-2 - Police lockup Palmerston.
AA 96/1/71/1-2 - Unidentified houses.
AA 96/1/72/1-2 - Unidentified tin roof house.
AA 96/1/73/1-2 - Fort Hill and camp from Jame's (Stokes Hill).
AA 96/1/74/1-2 - Unidentified house.
AA 96/1/75/1-3 - View on Adelaide River and Railway Bridge showing Hotel.
AA 96/1/76/1-2 - Unidentified houses.
AA 96/1/77/1-2 - Unidentified house.
AA 96/1/78/1-3 - Shed and two wheeled cart.
AA 96/1/79/1-2 - Boat shed.
AA 96/1/80/1-3 - Spring Vale Cattle Station, Katherine River.
AA 96/1/81/1-3 - Kintore Cave, Katherine River.
AA 96/1/82/1-3 - View on Katherine River 14 miles above crossing.
AA 96/1/83/1-4 - Dr Stirling (AA 302) alligator shooting, Alligator River.
AA 96/1/84/1-3 - The Governor (Lord Kintore) and Mr Stirling (AA 309) leaving Pine Creek on the Queensland trip, 9 April 1891.
AA 96/1/85/1-5 - Unidentified family group.
AA 96/1/86/1-2 - Beatrice Hill Jetty, Alligator River.
AA 96/1/87/1-2 - SS Adelaide at Roper Landing (92 miles up river).
AA 96/1/88/1-2 - Wreck of Young Australia, Roper River, Ngukurr.
AA 96/1/89/1-2 - Stokes Hill and Millars House.
AA 96/1/90/1-2 - View Palmerston Stokes Hill.
AA 96/1/91/1-2 - Railway Yard.
AA 96/1/92/1-2 - Katherine Gorge.
AA 96/1/93/1-2 - Katherine Gorge, 14 miles above crossing.
AA 96/1/94/1-2 - View on Katherine, 4 miles above crossing.
AA 96/1/95/1-2 - Victoria Downs head station on the Wickham.
AA 96/1/96/1-3 - Another view of head station looking across Wickham River.
AA 96/1/97/1-2 - Wickham River crossing.
AA 96/1/98/1-2 - The Depot on Victoria River.
AA 96/1/99/1-2 - Daly River cattle station.
AA 96/1/100/1-2 - Ministerial Party at Ant Hill about 20 foot high.
AA 96/1/101/1-2 - Meredian ant hill.
AA 96/1/102/1-2 - Meridian ant hill.
AA 96/1/103/1-2 - Ant hill about 20 foot high.
AA 96/1/104/1-2 - Captain Mugg's house.
AA 96/1/105/1-2 - Point Charles lighthouse, Cox Peninsula.
AA 96/1/106/1-2 - The Residency.
AA 96/1/107/1-2 - SS Empire at the new jetty.
AA 96/1/108/1-2 - Indian buffalo.
AA 96/1/109/1-2 - Natives on upper Adelaide River.
AA 96/1/110/1-4 - Native camp in Palmerston.
AA 96/1/111/1-2 - Native ornaments.
AA 96/1/112/1-5 - Natives dressed for corroboree.
AA 96/1/113/1-2 - Port Darwin natives dressed for corroboree.
AA 96/1/114/1-3 - Port Darwin natives dressed for corroboree.
AA 96/1/115/1-2 - Native camp in Palmerston.
AA 96/1/116/1-2 - Native camp in Palmerston.
AA 96/1/117/1-2 - My property.
AA 96/1/118/1-2 - View at East Point picnic place.
AA 96/1/119/1-2 - Young Cabbage Palms.
AA 96/1/120/1-2 - Guests at the transfer of the NT to the Commonwealth.
AA 96/1/121/1-2 - Diver supervising opening of shell, Darwin NT 03585/5.
AA 96/1/122/1-2 - Anthills Darwin NT 03585/3.
AA 96/1/123/1-2 - Picnic at Bayside Creek.
AA 96/1/124/1-2 - SS Mataram.
AA 96/1/125/1-2 - SS Mataram.
AA 96/1/126/1 - Native camp.
AA 96/1/127/1-2 - Decorated engine.
AA 96/1/128/1-2 - Fort Hill Darwin NT 03585/8 EJ Foster.
AA 96/1/129/1-2 - Black's camp Darwin NT 03585/4.
AA 96/1/130/1-2 - Town Hall.
AA 96/1/131/1-2 - Natives Darwin.
AA 96/1/132/1-2 - Esplanade and Govt Residence Darwin NT 03585/7
AA 96/1/133/1-2 - Darwin looking east.
AA 96/1/134/1-2 - Road to jetty.
AA 96/1/135/1-2 - Ant hills.
AA 96/1/136/1-2 - Darwin harbour.
AA 96/1/137/1-2 - Adelaide River bridge, Port Darwin, NT.
AA 96/1/138/1-2 - Smith Street.
AA 96/1/139/1-2 - Coconut Avenue.
AA 96/1/140/1-4 - Harbour view.
AA 96/1/141/1-2 - Port Moresby, Papua.
AA 96/1/142/1-2 - (Peter?) Pafel G Salt.
AA 96/1/143/1-2 - Mounted Australian Aboriginal man.
AA 96/1/144/1-2 - Lighthouse.
AA 96/1/145/1-2 - Native burial place in trees.
AA 96/1/146/1-2 - Jacky, Oodnadatta.
AA 96/1/147/1 - 'Banyan tree Botanic Gardens.'
AA 96/1/148/1 - 'The Residency and Fort Hill.'
AA 96/1/149/1 - Camel train resting.
AA 96/1/150/1 - Unidentified yacht.
AA 96/1/151/1 - Unidentified Australian Aboriginal camp.
AA 96/1/152/1 - Two men sawing timber.
AA 96/1/153/1-2 - Aboriginal men dressed for Corroboree.
AA 96/1/154/1 - Aboriginal men dressed for Corroboree.
AA 96/1/155/1-2 - Group photograph Australian Aboriginal people with three unidentified European men.
AA 96/1/156/1-3 - Group photograph, Australian Aboriginal people gathered for church service.
AA 96/1/157/1-4 - Group photograph, Australian Aboriginal people at Port Essington.
AA 96/1/158/1-2 - Group photograph, Australian Aboriginal people in camp, Port Essington.
AA 96/1/159/1-5 - Group photograph, Australian Aboriginal people near large mango tree.
AA 96/1/160/1-2 - Group photograph, 11 Europeans.
AA 96/1/161/1-2 - Group photograph, 7 Europeans and 3 Australian Aboriginal men.
AA 96/1/162/1 - Two loaded camels resting.
AA 96/1/163/1-2 - Group of unidentified buildings.
AA 96/1/164/1-2 - Group photograph, Australian Aboriginal people.
AA 96/1/165/1-2 - Australian Aboriginal family group.