• The house that Fred Taylor built

This interesting building, with very unique architecture belonged to Fred Taylor. Fred was an Aboriginal man who grew up in Newcastle Waters and was a skilled draftsman, builder and skilled artist, building and designing buildings throughout the Elliott District. He built this one roomed galvanised iron hut from a modified Sidney Williams Hut. The elevation and design of the building’s splayed ‘skirts’ allows a cooling updraft in summer. The building is located on Lot 9 of the Newcastle Waters Township and Fred is buried behind this home that he lived in with his wife Isabelle.

• Frew Ponds

Taken near the heritage listed Overland Telegraph Line Reservice, 1.7km from the Stuart Highway at the Sir Charles Todd Monument by Krafty, Mates of the Murranji, Top Founding Mate.

• Historical Frew Ponds

Photo 1 - Hand stamped steel sign located at Frew Pond. Sign reads:
AT THIS POINT
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE OVERLAND
TELEGRAPH ROUTE FROM ADELAIDE TO
DARWIN WAS COMPLETED BY JOINING
TOGETHER THE NORTH AND SOUTH
SECTION AT 3.15PM ON 22 AUG 1872

Photo 2 - In 1972 to celebrate the centenary of the joining of the Overland Telegraph Line, a temporary post office was set up for three days at Frews Ponds, adjacent to the Sir Charles Todd Monument on the Stuart Highway (1.7km from the Telegraph Reserve). Frew Ponds is located 5 kms south of Dunmarra and was where the North and South construction camps met and the line was finally joined.

Picture from left: Gavin Carpenter (who supplied the photo) with his son, and men assumed to be from the Post Office in Darwin and Adelaide.

• Newcastle Creek 2012

Photos supplied by Mate Nerys Evans.

• The Last Great Cattle Drive

Starting in May 1988 the Last Great Cattle Drive was a commemorative droving expedition from Newcastle Waters 2000km to Longreach arriving in September 1988. Photos supplied by Mate Tony Fuller.

• Laurie Davies Photography

Photos supplied by Mate Laurie Davies, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.