Adelaide River (Wairia) NT @ ExplorOz

It is situated about 113 to 114 kilometers from the capital city, Darwin, and 201 to 205 kilometers from Katherine. Adelaide River has a postcode of 0846. It belongs to the federal division of Lingiari and the state district of Daly.
Adelaide River features the actual body of water by which the community is named after. You can also find here the Stuart Highway. The now non-operational North Australia Rail also crossed through Adelaide River. Northern Territory: The completion of the Alice Springs to Darwin standard gauge rail link in January 2004 resulted in a National rail Network linking all mainland State and Territory capital cities. A railway between Darwin and Pine Creek (253 km) became operational on 1 October 1889.

The Australian Government took control of the Pine Creek Railway from 1 January 1911. It operated until 1 July 1918, when the line became part of the Commonwealth Railways. The former North Australia Railway linked Darwin with Birdum - a distance of 511 km - by 1929. It was never profitable and has been closed for many years.
The Adelaide River suburb, obviously, got its name from the river on which banks it was built. Its history dates back to the time of the construction of the overland telegraph line, when the construction laborers inhabited the place as a camp site. It was in 1873, upon the inauguration of an eatery, that the site became sort of hailed as a residential area. This was further established when a police station was constructed six years after.

Adelaide River War Cemetery [0.09km]
Cemetery,Grave Site

The war cemetery was taken over the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) in 1947. The Adelaide River War Cemetery was entered on the Register of the National Estate in 1984 and is also listed on the Northern Territory Heritage Register and Commonwealth Heritage Register.

Adelaide River Railway Precinct Part 1 [0.73km]
Point of Interest

The Friends of the North Australian Railway at Adelaide River was formed in 2001 to preserve part of the alignment of the former narrow gauge North Australian Railway between Adelaide River and Snake Creek. The Railway hopes to ultimately operate a heritage train to that destination, a distance of two miles.

Adelaide River Railway Precinct Part 2 [0.73km]
Point of Interest

Friends of the North Australian Railway at Adelaide River Inc.

Adelaide River Showground Caravan Park [0.79km]

Located 2km south west of Adelaide River. Dorat Rd Adelaide River NT 0846 Telephone: (08) 8976 7041 or (08) 8976 7032 Facsimile: (08) 8976 7065

Mount Carr [1.63km]
Mountain,Peak,Hill

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WWII Snake Creek Armament Depot Part 2 [2.49km]
Point of Interest

Continued from Part 1 Snake Creek Armament Depot is one of the Northern Territory’s most extensive extant World War II military sites. It was constructed between 1943 and 1945 after the Navy identified the need for a semi-remote magazine. The design included a road system and a 2.

WWII Snake Creek Armament Depot [2.66km]
Point of Interest

The Snake Creek Armament Depot is valued for its historical association with the events of World War II in Northern Australia and with the important part played by the Adelaide River district as a wartime military base. The Allied Works Council commenced Construction on this site in late 1943.

Burnside Farm [3.3km]
Populated Place

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World War II Airstrip Adelaide River [3.46km]

Located on Private Property of Mt Bundy Station, 3.7 Klm ENE of the town of Adelaide River , The Airstrip was used by RAAF Spitfires , and for maintanence by the 43rd Materiel Squadron, 46th AB Gp located at Adelaide River in June 1942. On 31 October 1942, P-40 Kittyhawk, A29-116, #41-36097, of 77 Squadron, piloted by P/O Thomas W.

World War II Military Camp 2/8th AIB - NT [4.68km]
Point of Interest

The Camp site is located 5Klm North of Adelaide River , on the hill top West of the Railway

Adelaide River War Cemetery [0.09km]	WWII Snake Creek Armament Depot Part 2 [2.49km]
Adelaide River Railway Precinct Part 1 [0.73km]	WWII Snake Creek Armament Depot [2.66km]
Adelaide River Railway Precinct Part 2 [0.73km]	Burnside Farm [3.3km]
Adelaide River Showground Caravan Park [0.79km]	World War II Airstrip Adelaide River [3.46km]
Mount Carr [1.63km]	World War II Military Camp 2/8th AIB - NT [4.68km]

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When somebody refers to a place as a river, what naturally comes into mind is that huge, fresh body of water that gorges into soil and rocks. But if what you will be referring to Adelaide River in Australia, you better think of something else. Adelaide River is actually a residential suburb in the country's Northern Territory. Based on the 2006 Australian census, Adelaide River has a 190-strong population.