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Batchelor Township
in Northern Territory, Australia
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Batchelor is best known as the gateway
to magnificent Litchfield National Park. Situated 98
kilometres south of Darwin, just off the Stuart Highway
(Explorers Way) and with a population of 358, Batchelor
is an excellent base from which to explore Litchfield.
Tourism became Batchelors key industry
when Litchfield was declared a national park in 1986.
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The modern town is also home to a unique
TAFE catering specifically to Aboriginal students. While
in Batchelor, drop into the Coomalie Cultural Centre
and peruse its presentation of indigenous arts and crafts
from the Top End and Central Australia.
The Batchelor Butterfly and Bird Farm
is also well worth a visit. As well as showcasing
a unique range of butterflies and birds in pleasant
waterfall garden, the farm offers budget accommodation
and has a licensed restaurant on site. Accommodation
is also available at the Batchelor Caravillage and
Banyan Caravan Park.
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The town was named after the South
Australian Labour politician Egerton Lee Batchelor (1865-1911)
who became Minister for the Northern Territory in 1911.
Batchelor grew slowly, with brief spurts of mining activity
until World War II whIn the 1950s a prospector named
Jack White discovered uranium deposits at nearby Rum
Jungle. Legend has it that Rum Jungle earned its name
after a rather raucous incident in 1871. A bullock-wagon
load of rum became bogged near jungle in the East Finniss
River prompting the fearless bullockies to settle in
for one of the most notorious binges in Northern Territory
history. en it was turned into an Allied air force.
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| Batchelor Public Toilets |
| Batchelor Public Toilets - Nurndina Street,
Batchelor |
| Rum Jungle Lake - Off Rum Jungle Road, Batchelor |
| Adelaide River Public Toilets |
| Myrtle Fawcett Park - Service Road, Adelaide
River |
| Adelaide River Oval - Swannel Street, Adelaide
River |
| Adelaide River Library Adelaide River School
- Memorial Terrace, Adelaide River |
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| Batchelor
EFTPOS Facilities |
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Banyan Tree Caravan Park Phone: 8976 0330 |
| Batchelor
Service Centre Phone: 8976 0196 |
| Batchelor
General Store Phone: 8976 0045 |
| Batchelor
Post Office Phone: 8976 0020 |
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Temperatures for Batchelor Batchelor
has hot summer temperatures.
The summer high temperature for Batchelor
is approximately 34 °c. The summer low temperature is
approximately 24 °c. Batchelor has warm winter temperatures.
The winter high temperature for Batchelor
is approximately 33 °c. The winter low temperature is
approximately 16 °c.
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