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Territory Q

Darwin Today
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16:54pm 04th December, 2024

Results for: Issue 44 , 4 out of 4 pages

Danny Skewes Cover Story

DANNY TAKES THE ROAD TO SUCCESS

Neville and Helen Skewes never imagined when they moved to Darwin nearly 70 years ago that they would one day be honoured as the founders of a Territory dynasty. Their children and grandchildren continue to play key roles in the NT and beyond. And one of their eccentricities lives on. Helen was fascinated by astronomy and astrology, so...
Geoff Morton Business

MORTO SOARS WITH HIS OWN WINGS

He was hired to fix an aircraft engine in Katherine. After finishing the job, he didn’t have enough money to put fuel in his ute to drive the 200 kilometres hometo Batchelor. “So I had to ask the customer to pay the invoice immediately. It was very embarrassing, but that was the only way I could afford to get back.” Today, Morto is...
Arthur Hamilton Business

ARTHUR LAUGHS AT LARRIKIN PAST

He was working as a carpenter on Dunk Island in Queensland when he got into an argument with the foreman. “I decked him. I couldn’t help myself – he deserved it.” Arthur was sacked and sent back to the mainland.  “A mate suggested I drive to Darwin to look for work. I said, ‘Where  the hell’s Darwin?’ He told me,...
TQ Cover - Steve Camilleri Cover Story

FULL SPEED AHEAD

“Life had been hard up until then,” he says. “I didn’t have any friends and my parents were tearing their hair out about what to do with me. “Other kids were playing football, but all I wanted to do was carry out modifications to the motherboard on the school’s computer.” Steve went onto pass Year 12 electronics when he was in Year...