Wednesday, November 28, 2012

MUDDIMER MANSION UNDER THE HAMMER

For many years , Darwin  journalist and nudist , the  late  Dick Muddimer, above , lived in Philip Street , Fannie Bay . The property became  increasingly valuable and he said he had been offered large amounts of money by  developers to sell. He rejected all offers and said he had been branded anti- progressive , but he did not want to see the street ,which  he  regarded  with affection, full of  jammed up units. Now, under instructions from the Perpetual Trustee , the block  is to be auctioned on December 15 . It will be interesting to see how much it brings and what rises on the site. The  nextdoor neighbours on one side  are  former NT Administrator, Tom  Pauling , and his wife,Tessa,who  held  the wake for Muddimer . Little Darwin  is proud to have  retrieved,  from a dark storage shed in the rural area, the above  painting of  Muddimer  in a pose like an Aztec  sun worshipper , with  his  pet dog . It is now in the possession of a  woman who regarded  Dick with  affection . Truth be told , Dick  did not like the painting. *