We chose to stay two nights in Tennant Creek, which allowed for a full day of exploring. And it was nice to spend some time - not just set-up / pack-up.
Battery Hill Gold Mining & Heritage Centre is at the site of the historic Gold Stamp Battery - where Australia's last gold rush began, in the 1930s.
First up was our gold mine tour. Bandit stayed on the huge verandah of the main building. He wasn't thrilled to be left behind but we were pleased the staff could keep an eye on him, enabling us to do the tour.
Next stop was the Barkly Regional Arts workshop, where we took turns to visit.
One lady was working on a canvas depicting a seed gathering activity. There were ants all around the border and we laughed about all the ant legs she was painting!
After lunch we took turns to do self-guided walks around the Tennant Hill Telegraph Station.
In the 1870s stocks of flour, salt, sugar etc would arrive once every six months via camel train from Port Augusta (1735km away).
All other produce was cellared below ground in the cooler temperatures, aided by quite rustic air conditioning - ie wet hessian over a simple air vent!
We took turns to walk around the site, as the sun set.
On the way back to camp, we saw a bustard right beside the road. What a day!
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