We've organised everything you need to stay updated with the Historical Society of the Northern Territory.
Below, you'll find three main sections:
Field Trip 26-28 July 2024 - Burrundie, Mt Wells tin mine, Springhill, WW11 McDonald Airfield, Copperfield Dam & Umbawarra Gorge.
Field Trip 27-30 July 2023 - Daly Waters, Hayfield Station, Newcastle Waters & Elliott Regions by Bev Phelts
Field trip to Victoria River Region - Augustus Gregory National Park & beyond by Bev Phelts
Day trip - the 4WD track from Southport to Adelaide River - 20 June 2021 by Bev Phelts
Day Trip to Channel Island
Leprosarium and Middle Arm
25 July 2020 by Bev Phelts
Field Trip 26-28 July 2019
South Alligator River Valley and
Mt Wells Goldfields Loop Road
by Bev Phelts
Field trip Darwin to Nhulunbuy (Gove) - 26-31 July 2018 by Bev Phelts
Field trip - the Murranji Track (Ghost Road of the Drovers)
28-30 July 2017 by Bev Phelts
Field Trip to Oenpelli (Gunbalanya) and Maningrida, Arnhem Land - 22-24 July 2016 by Bev Phelts
Day trip to Bathurst Island (Warrumiyanga). The Tiwi remembers the 75th Anniversary of the bombing of Darwin. Events included the unveiling of statue of the Tiwi man who captured the first Japanese soldier on Australian soil.
Katherine and Beyond – Emungalan, Manbulloo & the graves of William Light & Matt Cahill - 24-26 July 2015 by Bev Phelts
Day trip to the Copper Mine, near Mt Hayward, Daly River area - 14 September 2014 by Bev Phelts
Field trip to Historic Sites & Landscapes in the Lower Roper River Valley - 24-28 July 2014 by Bev Phelts
Field Trip to Rosewood, Kildurk & Lissadell Stations, 26-29 July 2013 by Bev Phelts
Celebrating the 140th anniversary of the Overland Telegraph Line - August 2012 by Bev Phelts
Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the south to north expedition - John McDouall Stuart & his party - July 2012 by Bev Phelts
Field trip to Fort Wellington, Raffles Bay, Cobourg Peninsula - 24-27 July 2008 by Bev Phelts
Allan spoke about his grandparents, Sarah Bowman and Lee Hang Gong who moved to Darwin and operated businesses in Darwin and mined in the top end.
Charlie King AM enthralled us about his family’s life and his work on the 'No More' initiative. 5 November 2023
Launch of Protection at a Price: Protection of the Aborigines in the
Commonwealth's Northern Territory 1911-1978 by Dr Brian Reid and launched by Dr Steve Farram
Alan Powell was working on this, his final book before he sadly passed away in 2021. Jan Moore, Alan's wife took up the reins and continued with the research and the writing of the book.
Launch of Pride and Revelation: Stories from Charles Darwin Nursing Museum authored by Janie Mason - May 2022
Sheer Hard Work and Plenty of Guts: The Farrar Family of the Northern Territory by Lynette Derrick
Dr Norman Cramp, Director of the Darwin Military Museum, book is a "spin off" from his PhD thesis which is titled Worth Fighting For: Indigenous Territorians in the Defence of Australia. The book was launched at Darwin's Military Museum.
Celebrating the Great Air Race Centenary England to Australia (Darwin) 1919 - 2019 on 10 December 2019 by Bev Phelts
Our Patron, Austin Asche AC QC spoke on the topic of Herodotus - 28 September 2020
Speaker Michael Wells, Director of the NT Government’s Heritage Branch, spoke about a WW2 crashed Spitfire
fighter located in Litchfield National Park - 24 October 2021
Warren reflected on the changes that have taken place in
Indigenous communities and Aboriginal rights in his 35 years in Parliament. 6 November 2022
Sally spoke on Magistrates, mayhem & mismanagement in the Territory's Early Years. 21 November 2019
The Historical Society of the Northern Territory acknowledges the Larrakia people, the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which History House stands, and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, sea, and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
Field Trip 27-30 July 2023 - Daly Waters, Hayfield Station, Newcastle Waters & Elliott Regions by Bev Phelts
Field trip to Victoria River Region - Augustus Gregory National Park & beyond by Bev Phelts
Day trip - the 4WD track from Southport to Adelaide River - 20 June 2021 by Bev Phelts
Day Trip to Channel Island
Leprosarium and Middle Arm
25 July 2020 by Bev Phelts
Field Trip 26-28 July 2019
South Alligator River Valley and
Mt Wells Goldfields Loop Road
by Bev Phelts
Field trip Darwin to Nhulunbuy (Gove) - 26-31 July 2018 by Bev Phelts
Field trip - the Murranji Track (Ghost Road of the Drovers)
28-30 July 2017 by Bev Phelts
Field Trip to Oenpelli (Gunbalanya) and Maningrida, Arnhem Land - 22-24 July 2016 by Bev Phelts
Day trip to Bathurst Island (Warrumiyanga). The Tiwi remembers the 75th Anniversary of the bombing of Darwin. Events included the unveiling of statue of the Tiwi man who captured the first Japanese soldier on Australian soil.
Katherine and Beyond – Emungalan, Manbulloo & the graves of William Light & Matt Cahill - 24-26 July 2015 by Bev Phelts
Day trip to the Copper Mine, near Mt Hayward, Daly River area - 14 September 2014 by Bev Phelts
Field trip to Historic Sites & Landscapes in the Lower Roper River Valley - 24-28 July 2014 by Bev Phelts
Field Trip to Rosewood, Kildurk & Lissadell Stations, 26-29 July 2013 by Bev Phelts
Celebrating the 140th anniversary of the Overland Telegraph Line - August 2012 by Bev Phelts
Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the south to north expedition - John McDouall Stuart & his party - July 2012 by Bev Phelts
Field trip to Fort Wellington, Raffles Bay, Cobourg Peninsula - 24-27 July 2008 by Bev Phelts
Field Trip 26-28 July 2024 - Burrundie, Mt Wells tin mine, Springhill, WW11 McDonald Airfield, Copperfield Dam & Umbawarra Gorge.
All images on this site courtesy of Library and Archives NT and personal collections of members of the HSNT