NATIONAL TRUST OF AUSTRALIA (NORTHERN TERRITORY)
2 Kahlin Avenue, Darwin
Postal Address: GPO Box 3520, Darwin 0801
Tel: (08) 8981 2848. Fax: (08) 8981 2379
Email: mailto:foh.ntnt@internode.on.net
Website: www.nationaltrustnt.org.au
Due the isolation and extreme weather conditions many properties are
closed in the ‘wet season,’ which is from October to April. It is
advisable to inquire before visiting.
Here is a link to the Northern Territories National Trust “Properties”
page.

Borroloola Police Station
Borroloola Township off Robinson Road.
Tel: (08) 8975 4149
Constructed in 1886 when Borroloola was a significant river port and
drovers’ camp. The property was a Police Station for over 50 years.
Open: Mon–Fri 10am–5pm.

Hartley Street School
Hartley Street, Alice Springs
Tel: (08) 8952 4516
Hartley Street School has great social significance as the first official
school in Alice Springs. The Roundhouse, a specially designed
extension built in 1945 to cope with the extremes of climate, is
actually octagonal!
Open: Mon–Fri 10.30am–2.30pm. Closed December and January.

Jones Store
Lot 16, town of Newcastle Waters
Tel: (08) 8981 2848
One of the oldest surviving structures in Newcastle Waters. The store
sold provisions to droving plants that moved cattle over the Murranji,
Barkly and North-South stock routes.
Open: daily.

Katherine Railway Station
Railway Terrace, Katherine
Built in 1926, the station serviced the extension of the railway from
Pine Creek to Katherine. During World War II Katherine became the
headquarters of the North Australian Railway. The building houses an
interesting display on railway history.
Open: May to the end of August, Mon, Thurs, Fri 1-4pm. Ghan train
days Tues 9-12noon, Wed 1-4pm.
Open: March, April, Oct, Nov (wet season) only on Ghan train days
Tues, 9-12noon Wed 1-4pm.

Myilly Point Heritage Precinct
Burnett Place, Darwin
The precinct contains four houses built for high-ranking public servants
during the late 1930s. The houses were designed by then Government
architect, BCG (Beni) Burnett, and demonstrate passive cooling in
tropical houses, with large banks of louvre windows, high ceilings and
lots of airflow. The houses are:

Magistrates House (closest to roundabout – 2 Kahlin Ave)
National Trust of Australia (Northern Territory) Office
Mon-Fri 9am-3.00pm
Tel: (08) 8981 2848

Mines House (6 Burnett Place)
Set in a large tropical garden and is not open to the public.

Burnett House (4 Burnett Place)
Tel: (08) 89 810165
Burnett House is open to the public all year. Refreshments are
available. High Tea every Sunday on the lawns is a popular
event.
Open: Mon-Sat 10am-1pm. High Tea 3.30pm-6pm Sunday.

Audit House (2 Burnett Place)
Audit House is a private residence set in a dense tropical palm
garden and is not open to the public.

O’Keeffe House
Riverbank Drive, Katherine
Originally constructed as an Officers’ Mess in 1942, the House is a
classic example of bush technology utilising bush timber, corrugated
iron and flywire.
Open: May–Sep, Mon–Fri 1pm–4pm. Closed wet season, Oct–May.

Pine Creek Railway Precinct
Main Terrace, Pine Creek
Tel: 0429371565
The Precinct, built 1888/89, includes the former Railway Station,
railway employee residence, goods shed, yards and lines, and a water
tank. Buildings are closed but one is welcome to browse.
Pine Creek Repeater Station Museum

Railway Terrace, Pine Creek
Tel: (08) 8976 1391
The Museum is located in the former Pine Creek Repeater Station.
Originally built in 1888/89 at Burrundie and later transported to Pine
Creek, the Repeater Station was a military communications centre
during World War II.
Open: May-Sep, Mon - Fri 11am-5pm, Sat 11am-1pm; Oct–Apr, Mon-
Fri 1-5pm. Please refer to above telephone number between Oct &
April.

Stuart Town Gaol
Parsons Street, Alice Springs
Tel: (08) 8952 4516
Built in 1907-8 this building served as the town’s gaol until 1938.
Open: Mon-Fri 10am-12noon. Closed December and January.

Timber Creek 1908 Police Station
Turn off the Victoria Highway behind current Police Station.
When serving as the police station it was the focal point of the Timber
Creek local and pastoral community, being the centre of
Administration for the Victoria River Region. The building was restored
in 1987/88 and is now a rare survivor of the early Northern Territory
police station architecture and construction.
Open: May-Sep, Mon-Fri 10-12.

Tuxworth Fullwood House Museum
Schmidt St Tennant Creek
Tel: (08) 89624396
The Australian Military force as 55 Army Camp Hospital originally
constructed this former outpatients department in 1942. It served as
an outpatient’s clinic for the Tennant Creek Hospital until 1978. It now
houses the extensive Tuxworth-Fullwood collection of historical
materials. It is one of the few remaining World War 11 military
structures in the Tennant Creek district.
Open: weekdays 3-5pm, weekends 11am-1pm. Closed October to end
of April.