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Tennant
Creek: |
Centre's: |
Location: |
Barkly Region on the Stuart Highway
1000kms south of Darwin 500kms north of Alice Springs |
 Main street Tennant Creek |
Population |
Approximately 4000 |
Major Language Groups: |
English Warumungu Walpiri |
Road: |
To Alice Springs: 507 kilometres
south along the Stuart Highway To Darwin: 1,015 km north along the Stuart Highway |
Air: |
The airport is located 1 km from
the town centre. Air North provide a service from Alice Springs,
Sunday to Friday, and to Alice Springs from Monday to Saturday.
Taxis are available from the airport. |
Seasonal Access: |
All year. |
Description: |
Tennant Creek, in
the land of the Warumungu people, is a small regional centre which
was the third largest gold producer in Australia during the 1930s
gold rush and still ranks as one of the most productive fields.
The region has many huge cattle stations. It has a district hospital
and an Aboriginal Health Service |
Facilities: |
Modern shops, supermarket,
hotels, motels, backpacker accommodation, campgrounds, bars, clubs
and restaurants, regional hospital, schools, banking and vehicle
servicing facilities and daily air and coach line services linking
Alice Springs and Darwin |
Links: |
| Tennant Creek Tourism |
| www.tennantcreektourism.com.au/ |
| Tennant Creek Town Council |
| www.tennantcouncil.nt.gov.au/ |
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