Black Point Ranger Station, off Smith Point Road, Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory 0880, Australia
Browse the Black Point Culture Centre, located at the Black Point Ranger Station within the Garig Ganuk Barlu National Park.
The centre offers travellers a unique insight into the rich history of the Cobourg Peninsula. Aboriginal people, Macassan traders and European pioneers have all made their mark on this land in varying ways. The displays include traditional Aboriginal bush tucker, history ...
Garig Gunak Barlu National Park, Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory 0880, Australia
The ruins of Victoria Settlement are one of two failed British settlements on the Cobourg Peninsula in the Garig Gunak Barlu National Park.
A group of British soldiers, some with families, arrived in 1838 and spent 11 years establishing the settlement. The settlers built a Governor's residence, one of the first elevated houses ever built, a hospital, church, military and married quarters with d ...
