Barkly Homestead

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Barkly Homestead
Tablelands [1] ,  Northern Territory
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Barkly Homestead
Coordinates 19°42′40″S135°49′36″E / 19.7112°S 135.8267°E / -19.7112; 135.8267 Coordinates: 19°42′40″S135°49′36″E / 19.7112°S 135.8267°E / -19.7112; 135.8267 [1]
Postcode(s) 0862
Elevation183 m (600 ft)
Location
Mean max tempMean min tempAnnual rainfall
37.3 °C
99 °F
12.2 °C
54 °F
118 mm
4.6 in

Barkly Homestead is a roadhouse in the Northern Territory of Australia located on the Barkly Tableland. it is located near the intersection of the Barkly Highway and the Tablelands Highway between the Queensland Border town of Camooweal and the Northern Territory town of Tennant Creek. [2] The roadhouse provides, fuel, meals, snacks, camping, motel, cabin, and powered caravan sites to travellers. [3] It is the only stop between the Stuart Highway and the border of Queensland. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Place Names Register Extract for "Barkly Homestead Roadhouse"". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  2. Department of Transport (April 1998). "Map of all NT Roads" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  3. "Oasis in the Outback". Barkly Homestead. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  4. "Day two- the bustling Barkly Homestead". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Country Hour. 18 June 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2014.