Name: 'A Little Bit of Justice: Drawings of Charlie Flannigan' exhibition opening
Start: 2021-03-10T17:30:00+09:30
End: 2021-03-10T19:30:00+09:30
Location: Northern Territory Library

'A Little Bit of Justice: Drawings of Charlie Flannigan' exhibition opening

Library & Archives NT

Explore the life and drawings of Charlie Flannigan, an Aboriginal Stockman incarcerated at Darwin's Fannie Bay Gaol between 1892 and 1893.

Northern Territory Library

A Little Bit of Justice - The Drawings of Charlie Flannigan highlights the story of an Aboriginal stockman who was incarcerated at Darwin’s Fannie Bay Gaol between 1892 and 1893.The exhibition features 22 of his drawings depicting scenes from his days droving on pastoral properties, the local architecture and narrate his story of transportation to the gaol, all carried out whilst in solitary confinement. The exhibition at the Northern Territory Library is the first time Charlie Flannigan’s drawings have been shown together. Presenting themes of racial conflict and the injustice of early Northern Territory history, the drawings provide a rare glimpse into the life of an Aboriginal stockman.A Little Bit of Justice - The Drawings of Charlie Flannigan is a free exhibition, on display at Library &amp; Archives NT, Northern Territory Library, Parliament House on the Mezzanine floor, March 10 – June 27, 2021. We invite the general public to join us for the official launch on Wednesday March 10 from 5.30 - 7.30pm (speeches start at 6pm). Bookings essential through Eventbrite. Paid parking close to the venue is located at<a href="https://www.darwin.nt.gov.au/explore/out-and-about/find-a-facility/state-square-carpark" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> State Square Carpark</a>. Other various paid parking sites are located close by on Smith St and on the Esplanade.
Image: Charlie Flannigan, Horseman leaping from a cliff, 1892. Courtesy of South Australian Museum.

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