of Alice Springs, NT Anna Creek Est 1863, early A Kidman property. Strangways Springs repeater station Station, Lake bore 1881 on the property. Section of the Woomera Protected area Eyre on the station. Vast extent due to arid location – world’s largest working cattle station 24,000 Km2 Darling River 1864 -1914 Crucial for establishment of semi-arid pastoralism; part Paddle steamer of significant Inland Corridor route for trading and travel Transport Route along the Darling River to Walgett via Louth, Tilpa, (Wentworth Wilcannia, Bourke - defined the form of settlement – Bourke) Kalgoorlie and 1880s Coolgardie gold fields discovered Broken Hill 1883 - present silver/lead/zinc ore body of immense size, and enormous diversity of minerals 1886 Marree-Birdsville mail service established Lightning Ridge 1890 Opal mines, NSW Ghan Railway 1891 reached Oodnadatta; 1929 Alice Springs, 2004 Darwin Baldwin Spencer 1901 Year-long anthropological recording expedition along the and Frank Gillen Overland Telegraph Line expedition White Cliffs, 1901 NSW Opal mines Albert Namatjira 1902–1959 Hermannsburg, West MacDonnell Ranges Rabbit Proof 1901-7 Surveyed by Alfred Canning. Maintenance depot at Fence No 1 Jigalong became a camel breeding centre then mission in 1947. Associated with book and film the Rabbit ‘Follow Proof Fence’ 1996/2002. Canning Stock 1906 survey Route through the Western Desert. Surveyed by Alfred Route Canning. 1908 Royal Commission into his survey practices. Mulka store 1912 George Aiston establishes Mulka store on the Birdsville track Coober Pedy, 1915 SA Opal mines Emily Kame Born 1916 Kngwarreye Utopia, NT Great Eastern Construction Sydney to Perth. One of the longest train world’s Railway completed journeys (4,352 km), including the longest straight 1917 section (478km) Conniston 1928 Most recent recorded massacre of Aboriginal people in Massacre, NT Auatralia, subject to Commission of Enquiry.
of Alice Springs, NT Anna Creek Station, Lake Eyre Est 1863, early bore 1881 A Kidman property. Strangways Springs repeater station on the property. Section of the Woomera Protected area on the station. Vast extent due to arid location – world’s largest working cattle station 24,000 Km2 Darling River Paddle steamer Transport Route (Wentworth – Bourke) 1864 -1914 Crucial for establishment of semi-arid pastoralism; part of significant Inland Corridor route for trading and travel along the Darling River to Walgett via Louth, Tilpa, Wilcannia, Bourke - defined the form of settlement Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie gold fields discovered 1880s Broken Hill 1883 - present silver/lead/zinc ore body of immense size, and enormous diversity of minerals 1886 Marree-Birdsville mail service established Lightning Ridge Opal mines, NSW 1890 Ghan Railway 1891 reached Oodnadatta; 1929 Alice Springs, 2004 Darwin Baldwin Spencer and Frank Gillen expedition 1901 Year-long anthropological recording expedition along the Overland Telegraph Line White Cliffs, NSW Opal mines 1901 Albert Namatjira 1902–1959 Hermannsburg, West MacDonnell Ranges Rabbit Proof Fence No 1 1901-7 Surveyed by Alfred Canning. Maintenance depot at Jigalong became a camel breeding centre then mission in 1947. Associated with book and film ‘Follow the Rabbit Proof Fence’ 1996/2002. Canning Stock Route 1906 survey Route through the Western Desert. Surveyed by Alfred Canning. 1908 Royal Commission into his survey practices. Mulka store 1912 George Aiston establishes Mulka store on the Birdsville track Coober Pedy, SA Opal mines 1915 Emily Kame Kngwarreye Born 1916 Utopia, NT Great Eastern Railway Construction completed 1917 Sydney to Perth. One of the world’s longest train journeys (4,352 km), including the longest straight section (478km) Conniston Massacre, NT 1928 Most recent recorded massacre of Aboriginal people in Auatralia, subject to Commission of Enquiry.