The Evolution of Darwin 1869-1911: A History of the Northern Territory's Capital

DE LA RUE, Kathy 2004

City during the Years of South Australian Administration

The book traces the development of Darwin's social and physical history over the

42 years of South Australia's administration of the region. Each chapter covers the term office of the senior government officer in Darwin, starting with Surveyor -General Goyder, who surveyed Darwin and surrounding country in 1869 through to Samuel Mitchell

who was the last Government Resident in 1911 when the Commonwealth took over the Territory.