Northern Territory Tourism Blog

The History of Victoria Settlement, Port Essington

Valerie McPherson joined us on a tour to the Cobourg Peninsula in 2015 and wrote a great article about Victoria Settlement; "On a recent trip to the Cobourg Peninsula in the Northern Territory I visited the ruins of Victoria Settlement at Port Essington. Victoria Settlement, established 1838 and disbanded 1849, was brought about by a plan of the British government and the East India Company to set up a military settlement...