Primary contact
Audit House, 2 Burnett Place, Larrakeyah, NT 0820 Postal address: GPO Box 3520 Darwin, NT 0801Darwin, Northern Territory 0820
Identity area
Identifier
daa/212
Authorized form of name
National Trust of Australia (Northern Territory), Darwin
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- National Trust (Northern Territory)
Type
- Community
Contact area
Research Officer
Type
Address
Street address
Audit House, 2 Burnett Place, Larrakeyah, NT 0820
Postal address: GPO Box 3520 Darwin, NT 0801
Postal address: GPO Box 3520 Darwin, NT 0801
Locality
Darwin
Region
Northern Territory
Country name
Postal code
0820
Telephone
08 8981 2848
Fax
Note
Description area
History
National Trust of Australia (Northern Territory) is a community-based organisation with a charter to promote the preservation and awareness of the heritage of the Northern Territory.
The most important objective of the National Trust is to promote the preservation of our heritage in whatever form that takes – buildings, places of historic, social, scientific or aesthetic significance or more intangible cultural heritage.
The Trust in the Northern Territory maintains a property portfolio of nineteen historic buildings, several of which are open to the public. Some properties feature interpretive displays drawing on the history and setting of the sites. Other properties are leased and only open to the public on special occasions.
Through branches in Darwin, Katherine, Borroloola, and Alice Springs as well as a presence in Timber Creek, Tennant Creek and Pine Creek, the National Trust reaches out into the community and monitors heritage issues throughout the Territory. Community involvement in its work is highly valued.
One of the ongoing major tasks of the National Trust is to act as an advocate for conservation and to lobby governments in matters of cultural heritage, legislation and conservation.
The Hartley Street School Museum, restored in 1980, is now the centre for heritage in Alice Springs.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Details of the Council in the Northern Territory and annual reports are available at https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/about-us-nt/
Administrative structure
Officer in charge: Research Officer
Records management and collecting policies
The data of the National Trust is site specific and is mostly contained in reports on survey and documentation of heritage sites. Register files are comprehensive.
Buildings
Holdings
The National Trust has built and maintains an archive and research library relating to historic places. The Register of Significant Places is the most comprehensive collection of historic material relating to buildings and places available to researchers in the Northern Territory. Records include:
- Site reports
- Register files.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Open Monday to Friday, 8.30am-4.30pm.
Closed public holidays and Christmas-New Year period.
Closed public holidays and Christmas-New Year period.
Access conditions and requirements
Advance notice of visit required.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Referral to paid researchers is available. Introductory brochure available.
Reproduction services
Copying services available.
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Thematic area)
- Arts and Culture (Thematic area)
- Built Environment (Thematic area)
- Environment (Thematic area)
- Local Studies (Thematic area)
- Science and Technology (Thematic area)
- Transportation (Thematic area)