Talk:Darwin Military Museum

Claim of copyright

Please note that the template {{Copyvio}} would be appropriate for marking the article as a suspected copyright violation rather than article blanking. To enable investigation, a link to the original webpage is needed (or an archive page, for example on archive.org). In this case, so far, a url has not been identified and a search on Google for the text reveals no obvious matches. Ash (talk) 10:41, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

Back in 2008 I did a search on some of the content (to check if it was a copyvio and to try and source the article [well got a little side tracked at citing]) but I came up with nothing! Not even the museum's own site (It didn't seem to have a website until 2009 which is what is visible ATM). If part of the content is indeed a copyright violation then a web link (even if the site no longer exists) then it would make it easier to investigate whether this is just valid case or if it's just someone with a gripe or just plain old disrupting however it seems the IP is unwilling or hasn't noticed this talk page. Bidgee (talk) 14:47, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

Ok the content which was removed from the article and place on the talk page (below this section) by Admin Cirt is indeed basically a word for word off the old East Point Military museum website (which was www.epmm.com.au). I just happen to find the old address then used archive.org to narrow the page down to the history of the museum page. While you (to the IP) may have a valid reason it doesn't mean you removal non-copyvio content from the article, I've spent hours searching (Currently 3am in my local timezone) when all that as needed was a url (even if the site no longer exists). Bidgee (talk) 16:09, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

True, the Darwin Military Museum did not have a web site until 2009, so herein lies the failing of the 'research' above. Until late 2009, the museum was known as the East Point Military Museum. Its web site was launched in 1994 and at the time was the only museum in the NT with a web site. The deleted content was copyrighted material, that the RAAA did not have permission to use or modify.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.128.96.114 (talk • contribs) 00:37, 24 June 2015

Unsourced, moved from article to talk page

History

While under the control of the RAAA, the museum was not promoted as a corporate entity and thus sported a range of ill-fitting and badly promoted names such as 'the Artillery Museum' and 'East Point Museum', none of which gave the museum any real definition. In 1990 the newly appointed management decided to encapsulate location and purpose in its name by calling it the East Point Military Museum (see 1990-1996 history)

The East Point Military Museum was established in 1965 by the RAAA and was officially opened on 16 August 1969. Located in an old bunker that served as a command post for artillery fire control, it was Darwin's and the Northern Territory's first museum. Through the late 60's and 70's local and interstate collectors donated equipment and items of interest for the museum to display. While primitive in exhibition techniques, the museum did attract a fair amount of interest due to its collection of war paraphernalia. One of the projects undertaken was earth removal around the No.2, 9.2 inch gun emplacement. Entrance to the museum at that time was the donation of a silver coin.

1980-89

Throughout the 80s, the museum's collection grew as Darwin's history became more evident to the public. An automated slide show was added in the early 80s and was replaced in 1987 by a continuously running 15 minute video showing dramatic footage of the Japanese bombing Darwin. Display techniques continued to improve along with visitations from the public.

1990-96

In 1991 the committee of the RAAA appointed a full time manager to handle the operations of the museum. The lease of the museum was given to the rights of Chris and Felicity Benton. This was coupled with plans to substantially upgrade the museum's presentation and facilities to meet the demands of local and international visitors. Late in 1995, the museum was refitted with new exhibits on loan from the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory. The artefacts on loan comprised mainly of weapons from what is now known as the Bell collection. Apart from the new exhibition, long overdue air-conditioning was installed to the command post building to maintain precise atmospheric control over the weapons collection.

1997

In November the museum established a display of banned "D" class weapons. Some of these are being donated to the museum by the owners as a result of the national buy-back scheme. This action has pleased many ex-owners who see the opportunity to display and preserve some of these historically precious artifacts. Amongst these preservations is a small collection of Owen submachine guns. Of all the Owens produced during WW2 it is believed less than 20 still exist.

Work commenced in early 1997 on the condensing of the display area. This involved the removal of many non-indigenous trees and the planting of almost 100 various types of flora to act as natural screenings. The various artillery and vehicle artefacts were placed close to the main exhibit area to enable visitors to see the entire collection in a much smaller and readily accessible area.

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Unsourced, moved from article to talk page. Per WP:BURDEN, please do not add back unless properly sourced. Cheers, Cirt (talk) 14:55, 13 February 2010 (UTC)