Place Names Register Extract
Ryko Court
If you know of any information about this place name which does not appear in this extract, please let the Place Names Committee know by completing a submission form.
View in NT Atlas | Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Ryko |
|---|---|
| Type Designation | Court |
| Place Id | 24649 |
| Place Type | Road |
| Status | Recorded |
| Date Registered | 21 November 2014 |
| Locality / Suburb | |
| (None Found) | |
| Local Government Area | |
| Darwin City Council | |
| History/Origin | In May 1914, Edward 'Ryko' Reichenbach, together with John Fahey, left the Adelaide Post Office intent on breaking the cycling record from Adelaide to Darwin. Ryko was a talented photographer, using the newly available Kodak Camera. He planned to use the trip as an opportunity to photograph some of the remote and isolated places on the route. Just before the South Australia-Northern Territory border, Fahey sprained his ankle forcing him to stop to rest and the 21 year old Ryko continued alone. Even stopping to take photos on the way Ryko broke the time record when he reached Darwin in 28 days. The entrance to the Northern Territory Library occupies the very spot where he finished, the site of the old Darwin Post Office. Ryko stayed in Darwin and opened a shop in Cavenagh Street selling postcard prints of his photographs. In 1916, Ryko sold the business to concentrate on his photography; he travelled extensively crossing the Territory from Victoria River in the west to Mcarthur River in the Gulf. Ryko went back to Darwin every few months to develop, print and sell his work. Ryko died on 2 September 1968. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 21/11/2014 | Date added to Register | |
| 03/12/2014 | NTG G48 | Date Gazetted |