Natimuk Colonial Bank

Now a private residence this two storey building was originally the Colonial Bank built in 1888. It became the E.S.& A.Bank in 1918 but this bank closed in 1930 during the depression. This was also the early home of Dr. Clyde Fenton O.B.E who despite being reputably a ‘bit of a tearaway’ in his youth went on to become reportedly the ‘most celebrated of all flying doctor pilots’. In 1928, with a De Haviland Gypsy Moth, he started the Northern Territory Aerial Medical Service.

~ by thomasparkes on September 15, 2011.