Hermannsburg is an Aboriginal settlement, famous for the home of artist Albert Namatjira. The historic settlement is a National Trust listed precinct. The restored buildings are a series of German-style whitewashed buildings, constructed during the establishment of the mission in Hermannsburg, in 1877. The buildings include a church, school, and a various houses and outbuildings. … Read more
Memorial to the artist Albert Namatjira. Albert Namatjira lived between July 1902 and August 1959. A plaque on the memorial reads “This is the landscape that inspired the artist Albert Namatjira”.
The Adelaide River Pioneer Cemetery is a small site on the side of the highway, easy to miss driving passed it even though it has a brown sign. The cemetery is immediately beside where the brown sign is located. There is a small patch of bitumen to pull over on that isn’t really big enough. … Read more
South of Darwin, military camps were established quickly after the bombing raids on Darwin in 1942. The Miles Camp is one of the camps established as a defence from a possible land attack following the raids. The camp is a short drive off the highway, with the entrance marked with a brown sign, and an … Read more
The Adelaide River War Cemetery was created for the burial of servicemen and women from the area in Northern Territory. It was opened in February 1942 after the Japanese air raids on Darwin. Next to the war cemetery is a civil cemetery. The civil cemetery includes several graves of civilians who lost their lives as … Read more
The Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Society Inc. was founded in 1983 by post-war immigrant Mrs Mikie Maas OAM PHF, with the support of volunteer judges Rosemary Dobson and Joan Phipson and local poet Anne Bell to recognise the contribution Dorothea made to Australian literature. That same year, Gunnedah celebrated the unveiling of a bronze statue of … Read more
Once a shanty town during the great depression, Pensioners Hill is now home to four stone sculptures that depict different aspects of Gunnedah’s cultural and industrial history.
