Good Night All About: Reminiscence of Life in Darwin and the Northern Territory 1937-1946

ABBOTT, Hilda , ASHFORD, Stephen (Ed.) 2016

Hilda Abbott arrived in Darwin in 1937 with her husband, CLA Abbott, who was the Administrator. During their nine years in the Territory, Hilda was known as an energetic “First Lady”. She had previously worked for the Australian Red Cross in Cairo and she revived the Darwin branch.

She was inspired by the Territory to record her memoirs as well as writing numerous articles about Territory life. In 1946, the Abbotts’ left Darwin and returned to NSW.