forgotten territory
(2016-2019)
Forgotten Territory was a weekly column of historic photos in the Northern Territory News which I curated from 2016 until 2019 supported by the collections of the Northern Territory Library, Northern Territory Archives Service, State Library of South Australia as well as other major collections and Facebook groups from around Australia. Click on the images to read the story behind the image.
Note: May contain images of people who have died.
forgotten territory
(2016-2019)
Forgotten Territory was a weekly column of historic photos in the Northern Territory News which I curated from 2016 until 2019 supported by the collections of the Northern Territory Library, Northern Territory Archives Service, State Library of South Australia as well as other major collections and Facebook groups from around Australia. Click on the images to read the story behind the image.
Note: May contain images of people who have died.
forgotten territory
(2016-2019)
Forgotten Territory was a weekly column of historic photos in the Northern Territory News which I curated from 2016 until 2019 supported by the collections of the Northern Territory Library, Northern Territory Archives Service, State Library of South Australia as well as other major collections and Facebook groups from around Australia. Click on the images to read the story behind the image.
Note: May contain images of people who have died.
forgotten territory
(2016-2019)
Forgotten Territory was a weekly column of historic photos in the Northern Territory News which I curated from 2016 until 2019 supported by the collections of the Northern Territory Library, Northern Territory Archives Service, State Library of South Australia as well as other major collections and Facebook groups from around Australia. Click on the images to read the story behind the image.
Note: May contain images of people who have died.
on the inside: a tour of fannie bay gaol (2023)
audio tour/app
Collaborators: Johanna Bell, Dr Richard Fejo, Don Christopherson, Jared Archibald and the team at MAGNT, Michael Mavromatis, Rocket Bretherton, Matthew Cuncliffe and others.
Full credits
On the Inside is a binaural sound work that tells the forgotten stories of Fannie Bay Gaol, the NT’s first major prison which opened in 1883 and closed in 1979.
Larrakia Elder Dr Richard Fejo, who through the project discovered his own relative’s story from inside, guides you through the prison, to meet those whose trajectories intersected here for one reason or another, for a day or for a lifetime. Built from original materials and oral histories, the work depicts hard labour, escapes and resistance. It's a story which doesn’t have an ending, that continues today in forms familiar and ever-troubling.
Commissioned by the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, the tour is binaural, featuring 3D immersive sound built with dozens of Darwin locals who shared stories and recreated scenes. The tour can be experienced through the free Darwin Audio Tours app.
related
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Media release: Unlocking the Secrets: Discover Darwin’s Early Prison History Though an Immersive Audio Experience
- Media: Audio tour at the Fannie Bay Gaol immerses visitors in life at heritage prison, ABC News
- Media: From handcuffs, to headphones, Channel Nine News
