Beni Burnett

Beni Carr Glyn Burnett (1889–1955) was the Commonwealth principal architect for the Northern Territory of Australia.

The son of missionaries (his father from the Isle of Wight, England, his mother from Cardigan, Wales),[1] he spent part of his youth at the China Inland Mission School in Chefoo.

[2] In July 1937 Burnett was appointed Architect Grade One in the Works and Services Branch of the Department of the Interior.

His role was to design a series of tropical houses for senior public servants and military personnel.

He designed a number of houses for the Central Australian climate, including the Riverside Hotel (now the Todd Tavern).

Burnett ordered the fight recommence under the supervision of a local policeman and adjourned the case.

[2] Burnett spent the later part of his life sketching the clientele in public bars throughout Alice Springs.