Greater Darwin
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arwin has an interesting and varied history including some fascinating Engineering Heritage sites. This brochure suggests 16 sites between Darwin High School at Bullocky Point and Manton dam 65 km down the Stuart highway. The location of the sites are shown on the maps in this brochure. There is also a brief description of each site and a photograph. A car and a Darwin street directory are essential. There are short walks at some of the sites and three of the sites are museums where you can spend as much time as you like looking at the exhibits. Two of these museums have entry fees.
Prepared by:
Survey House 14 Shepherd Street Darwin Northern Territory AUSTRALIA 0800
1. In printed form from: Engineers Australia Survey House 14 Shepherd Street Darwin
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Driving Tour
Engineering Heritage Committee Northern Division Engineers Australia
Additional copies of this brochure can be obtained from the following locations:
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ENGINEERING HERITAGE
GPO Box 417, Darwin, NT 0801 Telephone: (08) 8981 4137 Fax: (08) 8941 3449
Leading hotels and museums in Darwin City and in the areas covered by the tour
Website: www.engineersaustralia.org.au
2. On the Engineers Australia website:
With assistance from:
www.engineersaustralia.org.au
Northern Territory Government Department of Justice, Community Benefit Fund
From the home page click: - About Us - Divisions - Northern - Heritage
68 The Esplanade Darwin NT 0800
You will find the brochure as a pdf file which you can view, print or copy.
Telephone: (08) 8935 7432 Fax: (08) 8935 7450 Website: www.justice.nt.gov.au May 2008
Imprint 8981 4217
Photographic Credits: Northern Territory Library: Site 2 - NT Government Photographer : Site 14 - Victor Steen Collection; Site 16 - Bob Alford Collection. Site 8: Ammunition Storage - Charles Darwin National Park, Tissa Ratnayeke. All other sites: Owen Peake.
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