Corner Stuart Highway and Dorat Road, Adelaide River ( Stuart Highway ), Northern Territory 0846, Australia
The Adelaide River Railway Siding and Railway Bridge, located on the Stuart Highway, were constructed as part of the first leg of the North Australia Railway, or NAR, which operated from 1888 until 1976.
The Adelaide River Railway Siding was the first main station complex on the North Australian Railway from Darwin and Pine Creek. During World War II it was of major significance as Adelaide Riv ...
105 Memorial Drive, Adelaide River ( Stuart Highway ), Northern Territory 0846, Australia
The Adelaide River War Cemetery is a sobering reminder of the impact World War II had on this part of Australia. There are 434 military burials in total and the adjoining Civil Cemetery honours 63 civilians including the nine post office workers who were killed in the 19 February 1942 bombing of Darwin. Also visit the Memorial to the Missing, where 292 service personnel are remembered, who lost th ...
Hot Springs Road off Oolloo Road, Adelaide River ( Stuart Highway ), Northern Territory 0846, Australia
The popular Tjuwaliyn / Douglas Hot Springs Park, located approximately 130 kilometres from Katherine and 200 kilometres from Darwin, protects part of the Douglas River, where thermal pools create an oasis in the surrounding dry woodland. The water attracts a wide variety of birdlife and mammals such as bandicoots, quolls and flying foxes.
Camping is permitted and caravan access is usually poss ...