#OnThisDay 17 October 1984 Ian Lindsay Tuxworth, leader of the Country Liberal Party, was sworn in as the second Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, succeeding Paul Anthony Edward Everingham, the previous Country Liberal leader who resigned on the 15th. #OTD #history #ntpol #ntpolitics

next Country Liberal leader. #OTD #history #ntpol #ntpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 12 October 1911 John Armstrong England was born in Clayfield, Queensland. He served as Administrator of the Northern Territory from 1978 to 1981. #OTD #history #ntpol #ntpolitics #auspol #auspolitics #nsw #newsouthwales #queensland #politics

#OnThisDay 6 October 1873 George Byng Scott took office as Government Resident of the Northern Territory, succeeding Acting Government Resident James Stokes Millner. #OTD #history #ntpol #ntpolitics #politics

A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 1 October 1964 Roger Levinge Dean took office as Administrator of the Northern Territory, succeeding Roger Bede Nott. #OTD #history #ntpol #ntpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 28 September 2000 Roger Bede Nott died at the age of 91 in Dunedoo, New South Wales. He served as Administrator of the Northern Territory from 1961 to 1964, and as Administrator of Norfolk Island from 1964 to 1966. #OTD #history #ntpol #ntpolitics #norfolkisland #nfk #ni #auspol #nswpol

It's the 76th birthday of Shane Leslie Stone, who was born #OnThisDay 25 September 1950 in Bendigo, Victoria. He served as the 5th Chief Minister of the Northern Territory from 1995 to 1999 as leader of the Country Liberal Party. #OTD #history #ntpol #ntpolitics #auspol #victoria #auspolitics

#OnThisDay 25 September 1822 William Bloomfield Douglas was born in Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales. He served as Government Resident of the Northern Territory from 1870 to 1873, and as Acting Resident of Selangor from 1876 to 1882. #OTD #history #ntpol #ntpolitics #selangor #malaysia #wales #uk

It's the 78th birthday of Denis Gabriel Burke, who was born #OnThisDay 22 September 1948 in Townsville, Queensland. He served as the 6th Chief Minister of the Northern Territory from 1999 to 2001 as leader of the Country Liberal Party. #OTD #history #ntpol #ntpolitics #queensland #politics

#OnThisDay 22 September 1869 George Woodroffe Goyder stepped down as de facto Acting Government Resident of the Northern Territory, having served since February. He was succeeded in January by James Stokes Millner. #OTD #history #ntpol #ntpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 7 September 2020 Michael Patrick Francis Gunner, leader of the Labor Party, was sworn in to a second consecutive term as the 11th Chief Minister of the Northern Territory. #OTD #history #ntpol #ntpolitics #politics

#OnThisDay 3 September 1885 Joseph Aloysius Carrodus was born in Richmond, Victoria. He served as Acting Administrator of the Northern Territory in 1934. #OTD #history #ntpol #ntpolitics #auspol #auspolitics #victoria #politics