Attack Creek Historical Reserve Explained

Attack Creek Historical Reserve is a protected area in the Northern Territory and it is situated 74km (46miles) north of Tennant Creek on the Stuart Highway.[1] It is a small reserve, consisting of 0.22ha which contains the Attack Creek Historical Reserve Memorial, this is also known as the Stuart Memorial.[2] [3] [4]

The reserve was gazetted on 21 May 1979.[5]

History

Attack Creek, where the reserve is situated, was named by John McDouall Stuart after he, and his companions William Kekwick and Benjamin Head, were confronted by Warumungu people at the site on 25 June 1860.[6] [7] Attack Creek is an important waterhole of the Warumungu people.

Following this confrontation, and suffering from scurvy, running low on supplies and struggling to find water, the party had to turn back leading to the failure of Stuart's second expedition.[8]

This reserve also contains the possible grave site of John Milner who was killed there in 1871; this grave was nominated for protection in 2010 but it was not able to be located by ground penetrating radar.[9]

References

-19.0251°N 134.1407°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Attack Creek Historical Reserve . 2024-09-26 . www.discovercentralaustralia.com . en-gb.
  2. Web site: Attack Creek Historical Reserve Memorial . 2024-09-26 . Northern Territory.
  3. Web site: Roadside historical reserves : Central Mount Stuart, Attack Creek & John Flynn Historical Reserves : plan of management, January 2000 . 26 September 2024 . Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory . 10070/619865 . Alice Springs.
  4. Web site: John McDouall Stuart . 2024-09-26 . Monument Australia.
  5. Web site: Attack Creek Historical Reserve . 2024-09-26 . NT Place Names Register.
  6. News: 9 November 1940 . Attack Creek . 26 September 2024 . . New South Wales, Australia . 9 . National Library of Australia . 32,095.
  7. News: 30 September 1861 . Stuart's Expedition . 26 September 2024 . . Victoria, Australia . 6 . National Library of Australia . LXVIII . 4886.
  8. Web site: Government . Northern Territory . 2023-06-09 . Attack Creek Historical Reserve . 2024-09-26 . nt.gov.au . en.
  9. Web site: NT Heritage Branch . 2011-12-01 . John Milner's Grave, Attack Creek . 2024-09-26 . NT Heritage Register.

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