East Point Darwin Military Museum Display
20 March 1996
Military Display held at East Point Military Museum Darwin. Chief Minister Stone and military museum stalwart Neil Benton of the Northern Territory Branch of the Royal Artillery Association. The Darwin Military Museum was founded in the mid 1960s by Lieutenant Colonel Jack Haydon and members of the Northern Territory branch of the Royal Australian Artillery Association. The Association, through its numerous contacts, soon started accumulating war memorabilia from all over the Territory. Since then, several notable local collectors have also contributed greatly to the museum’s exhibits. The museum was Darwin's very first and is housed in the original concrete command post bunker, used by the army to command the two massive 9.2" guns nearby.
- Document type: Photo
- Time period: Legislative Assembly NT
- People: Neil BENTON, Jack HAYDON
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