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Tennant Creek
From its rough and tumble beginnings as a gold rush and cattle town Tennant Creek has become an important regional centre Located kilometres north of Alice Springs the town has a population of and is the main service centre for ...
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Barrow Creek
Barrow Creek is situated kilometres north of Alice Springs on the Stuart Highway Set against the backdrop of the Forster Ranges Barrow Creek acirc s proximity to a freshwater spring made it one of the outback acirc s more pleasant ...
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Renner Springs
Renner Springs Roadhouse is located kilometres north of Tennant Creek along the Stuart Highway It was originally established by Dr Frederick Renner whilst working on the Overland Telegraph line in The Renner Springs Roadhouse itself is a World War Two ...
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Newcastle Waters
Newcastle Waters township no longer inhabited is located kilometres north of Tennant Creek just off the Explorers Way It is part of the vast historic Newcastle Waters Station in the Barkly Tablelands The explorer John McDouall Stuart reached the area ...
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Dunmarra
Located kilometres south of Katherine Dunmarra is a small settlement on the historical Overland Telegraph Line Today the town is little more than a roadhouse providing fuel motel accommodation a caravan park and other services to travellers An interesting story ...
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Threeways
acirc Threeways acirc is a roadhouse located at the junction of the Stuart and Barkly Highways kilometres north of Tennant Creek and is the ideal place to take a break during a long drive A local point of interest is ...
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Wycliffe Well
Wycliffe Well located kilometres south of Tennant Creek and kilometres north of Alice Springs has built a reputation around extraterrestrial sightings in the area Wycliffe Well began as a market garden to supply the troops going to and from Darwin ...
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Ti Tree
The tiny township of Ti Tree kilometres south of Tennant Creek is home of the Anmatjere people and services several Aboriginal communities including Utopia which is renowned for its art The Red Sands Art Gallery is a respected gallery and ...
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Wauchope
Wauchope is kilometres south of Tennant Creek a short distance from the Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve The historic Wauchope Roadhouse and pub was built in to service the needs of the nearby wolfram used in the manufacture of tungsten mines ...
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Barkly Tablelands Area
The Barkly Tablelands run northeast of Tennant Creek and are an enormous expanse of golden Mitchell grasslands divided into vast cattle stations This land of big skies and far horizons gives a true sense of the outback The Barkly is ...
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Tennant Creek Area
Tennant Creek is known for its gold mining history The surrounding region the Barkly Tablelands is characterised by wide plains and vast skies and with a population of Tennant Creek is the main service centre for the area Located kilometres ...
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Tennant Creek and Surrounds
The Tennant Creek region is centred on the junction of two great highways the Barkly Highway and the Stuart Highway It encompasses the sprawling Barkly Tablelands and has a rich gold mining history With a population of Tennant Creek is ...
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