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| Discovered around 1906, the Bamboo Creek Tin Mine provides an insight into the small scale mining activities of the era, and its ruins are a reminder of the park’s varied past. Some sections of the old buildings are still standing, and you can see remnants of equipment relating to ore extraction, processing, transport, |
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Humpty Doo , Top End |
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| The Barra Shack, located in Humpty Doo, offers a variety of belts, bags, diary covers, book covers and purses, all fashioned from the skins of barramundi, crocodile, cow and kangaroo and manufactured on the premises.
This is a great spot to purchase an unusual yet unique gift, including polished buffalo horns. Or jus |
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Cobourg Peninsula , Top End |
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| Browse the Black Point Culture Centre, located at the Black Point Ranger Station within the Garig Ganuk Barlu National Park.
The centre offers travellers a unique insight into the rich history of the Cobourg Peninsula. Aboriginal people, Macassan traders and European pioneers have all made their mark on this land in v |
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Batchelor , Top End |
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| Located en-route to Litchfield National Park, the Coomalie Cultural Centre houses a diverse range of distinctive Australian indigenous artworks from across the Top End and Central Australia.
As you browse through the centre, see striking works on paperbark, paper, canvas, printed textiles, carvings, didjeridoos, fibre |
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Dunmarra , Top End |
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| Located 640 kilometres south of Darwin and approximately 35 kilometres south of Dunmurra, is Frew Ponds Overland Telegraph Line Memorial Reserve.
The reserve serves as a tribute to Sir Charles Todd, builder of the Overland Telegraph Line and commemorates the joining of the two ends of the line in 1872. Fifty two of th |
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Larrimah , Top End |
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| Gorrie Airfield, located 10 kilometres north of Larrimah, was once one of the largest and busiest military bases in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. The now abandoned airfield was established at the terminus of the old North Australian Railway.
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Hayes Creek , Top End |
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| The Grove Hill Heritage Hotel and Museum, is an example of ingenuity through the use of recycled materials for the construction of a residence and commercial building. It demonstrates the re-use of materials during the period of the depression when cash and building materials were in short supply. It's also an example |
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Katherine , Top End |
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| The Katherine Country Club offers superb dining in the Country Bistro for lunch or dinner. There is a nine hole golf course, lawn bowls, a tropical beer garden, an airconditioned club house, a children’s playground, poker machines, TAB, Keno and Sky Channel gaming. The club is a great place to relax after a days tourin |
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Pine Creek , Top End |
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| Lake Copperfield is a cool haven located six kilometres south west of Pine Creek. This reserve has a deep water lake surrounded by hills and is an ideal place to swim, enjoy a picnic, kayak or to simply relax.
Lake Copperfield acts as a water reservoir for the local community and therefore, to protect the water qualit |
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Daly River , Top End |
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| Merrepen Arts, located in the Daly River area, sells authentic Aboriginal acrylic paintings, screen prints, batik and hand printed lino-block fabric and shirts, silk paintings, weavings and cards.
It is recommended to call the Art Centre prior to your arrival in Merrepen.
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Katherine , Top End |
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| Mimi Aboriginal Arts and Crafts is an Aboriginal owned art gallery displaying works by artists from a region of 380,000 square kilometres around Katherine. The showroom holds many different art styles and provides a supportive and respectful workplace environment for artists who are often in residence interacting and |
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Pine Creek , Top End |
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| These water gardens in the middle of town were created after the old railway tracks were uplifted, leaving a series of unsightly trenches, which were then turned into a series of attractive ponds and landscaped gardens. The area is now a pleasant shady place for a picnic or a walk. |
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Humpty Doo , Top End |
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| Reidy's Fishing lure factory is located 40 kilometres south of Darwin on the Stuart Highway. The factory is set in the natural bush surrounds and all efforts have been made to preserve this environment. When visiting Reidy's you can enjoy a factory tour and see how lures are made. See lures being ultrasonically welded |
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Darwin , Top End |
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| For all your rugby needs, visit one of Australia's leading rugby shops. There is a great range of international and local rugby jerseys and accessories and of course all the merchandise licensed for the Australian Wallabies. The Rugby Shop specialises in team, club or corporate uniforms and caters for both the rugby pl |
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Mataranka , Top End |
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| The We of The Never Never Museum explores Mataranka’s pioneering heritage through outdoor displays of railway history, the Overland Telegraph Line, a bush workshop, military history and regional industrial archaeology. There is also a photo gallery, which chronicles Mataranka's involvement in World War II, early histor |
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Nhulunbuy , Top End |
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| YBE Art Centre, located in Nhulunbuy / Gove, is a retail outlet and gallery for art made by local Aboriginal people in Arnhem Land. The art is both traditional and contemporary with pieces ranging from didjeridus, milk wood sculpture, and woven mats and baskets. Most days there are artists working on the verandah, offe |
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