Sunday 27th June 2021
Today we headed NorthWest onto the Stuart Highway.
We stopped for fuel at three-ways and continued on our 280km trip.
We arrived at Attack Creek Rest Area at lunch time.
After lunch we wandered around to read the plaques dedicated to the site here.
The caravans came rolling in, to this lonely, remote rest area. By nightfall there were around 15 caravans staying the night.
We had a long conversation with a few of our neighbours over wine and beer. One of the ladies played ball with Madeline.
We had no reception for almost 48hrs. We were filled in about the NT Darwin Covid lockdown by a neighbour. One was traveling from Eastern Queensland and the other from Hobart.
Attack Creek
The Attack Creek Memorial is situated on the Attack Creek Historical Reserve, located on the Stuart Highway 74 kilometres north of Tennant Creek.
The memorial recalls that;
‘On 25 June 1860 John McDouall Stuart and his two companions William Kekwick and Benjamin Head reached Attack Creek the most northerly point of that expedition. Hostile natives and illness forced the party to return’.
Memorial Plaque
A short walk down the creek from the monument you can see where the old Stuart Highway once ran to the east of the current road.
Named by John McDouall Stuart following a rare confrontation with Warumungu Aboriginal people over dwindling water supplies in 1871. Attack Creek is marked by a road-side memorial stonework cairn surrounded by a steel post and chain fence.
Tomorrow
We move on to Daly Waters for another overnight stay.
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