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Renner Springs Roadhouse is located 150 kilometres north of Tennant Creek along the Stuart Highway... read more
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Built in 1872, it is easy to underestimate the significance of the once remote Tennant Creek Telegraph Station... read more
These mysterious granite boulders, the smaller relatives of the Devils Marbles, form a unique and beautiful landscape... read more
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Wycliffe Well, located 130 kilometres south of Tennant Creek and 380 kilometres north of Alice Springs, has built a reputation around extraterrestrial sightings in the area... read more
Visit the Battery Hill Mining Centre, located in Tennant Creek, 1.5 kilometres from the town centre along Peko Road. The Battery Hill Mining Centre overlooks town and the surrounding countryside. This is the site of the No. 3 Government gold stamp battery, where you can experience life in Tennant Creek’s 1930’s gold rush. Enjoy an underground mine tour and watch the machinery in action. Wander through the two museums; Flies, Fortitude & Freedom - a look at social life on the goldfields during the early years, and the McLaughlin Minerals Collection - a spectacular array of mineral samples from around the world. Pan for your own gold, and keep what you find. Centre also includes visitor information on the Barkly region.
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