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Owen Springs

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The Owen Springs Reserve was formerly the Owen Springs cattle station - location of one of the first station homesteads built in Central Australia. The area protected within the Reserve is rich with Northern Territory history. Follow the main access track through the Reserve and you are in the footsteps of the first European explorers to penetrate this region and open it up for white settlement. Mounting an expedition in 1860, John Stuart and his companions William Kekwick and Benjamin Head were making their way northwards along the Hugh River when they discovered a large waterhole that Stuart named Owen Springs. Connecting a route via reliable water sources was vital to the ambition of establishing a north-south route and one of the immediate results of Stuart's explorations was construction of the Overland Telegraph Line. But even before this was completed, the cattlemen were moving in. When the first arrival, William Gilbert, founded the Owen Springs station he set in motion the settlement process.

The Owen Springs Reserve was formerly the Owen Springs cattle station - location of one of the first station homesteads built in Central Australia. The area protected within the Reserve is rich with Northern Territory history. Follow the main access track through the Reserve and you are in the footsteps of the first European explorers to penetrate this region and open it up for white settlement. Mounting an expedition in 1860, John Stuart and his companions William Kekwick and Benjamin Head were making their way northwards along the Hugh River when they discovered a large waterhole that Stuart named Owen Springs. Connecting a route via reliable water sources was vital to the ambition of establishing a north-south route and one of the immediate results of Stuart's explorations was construction of the Overland Telegraph Line. But even before this was completed, the cattlemen were moving in. When the first arrival, William Gilbert, founded the Owen Springs station he set in motion the settlement process.

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Cattle and Drought (Image copyright: Kleinig)

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ALL LOCATIONS The early days of running cattle in the West Macs taught some harsh lessons about land and water.
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Good Cattle Country (Image copyright: Sondra Young)

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OWEN SPRINGS Local Historian Dick Kimber relates the early story of the first cattle into Central Australia and particularly into the Owen Springs Station. Photo courtesy Sondra Young , Capt: Cattle on the Hugh River
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The Owen Springs Family (Image citation: Heather Whittaker)

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OWEN SPRINGS Jim Hayes imparts an absorbing story of the post war development of Owen Springs and his work. Image Source: Alice Springs Historical Images, Alice Springs Town Library The Heather Whittaker Collection
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Plenty of Hard Yards (Image copyright: Peter Latz)

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OWEN SPRINGS Keeping cattle alive to maturity was just the start of the job.
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Early days of fishing

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OWEN SPRINGS When Jim Hayes was a boy he learned how to fish in the time-honoured Central Australian way.
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Urlpatja - Ringneck Parrot

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ALL LOCATIONS The Urlpatja, Ringneck Parrot, sings out when the seeds are ready on the Prickly Acacia.
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Tjaapa Tnyamaatja - Witchetty Grub

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ALL LOCATIONS Kathleen France, an Arrarnta lady, describes how indigenous women hunt and collect the tasty Witchetty Grubs.
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Rraatninga - Wild Passionfruit

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ALL LOCATIONS The Rratninga is the tasty Wild Passionfruit.
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Red-tailed Black-cockatoo

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ALL LOCATIONS Chris Pavey, Animal Ecologist, tells how the Red-tailed Black-cockatoo is a dazzling, large bird. Once seen, its never forgotten.
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