Darwin has a rich aviation history and the establishment of the airline Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd, which was to become Qantas Australia, is closely tied to the region.

Australians for a Free East Timor (AFFET) was established in Darwin in late November 1991.

This SAS 7 news item from 1989 devotes almost four minutes to the danger of Chironex fleckeri, commonly known as the box jellyfish or stinger.

A snapshot from 1963 of all that Darwin has to offer including pubs, schools, sport, churches and wildlife. The emphasis is on a relaxed, tropical lifestyle in the Top End.

From the Film Australia Collection of the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA).

In 1988 Australia celebrated 200 years since the arrival of the First Fleet of British convict ships at Sydney in 1788.

This footage presents Darwin in 1949, still recovering from Japanese attack during the Second World War, but showing signs of building activity.

By the 1940s Darwin was still a small town but its location was important militarily.

While the Second World War had commenced in late 1939, in 1940 Darwin was yet to feel the full impact.

When this was filmed, Darwin’s population had grown to almost 3,000 people. This included a significant Chinese community who originally arrived as indentured labourers in the 1870s.