Lot 16, Newcastle Waters, Northern Territory 0862, Australia
Built in the mid 1930s, Jones Store is one of the oldest surviving structures in the historic town of Newcastle Waters. The store supplied services such as butchery, bakery and saddlery requirements.
During its operation, the Jones Store sold provisions to the drovers who moved cattle over the Murranji, Barkly and north-south stock routes, as the junction of these routes was Newcastle Waters.
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Newcastle Waters Station, Newcastle Waters, Northern Territory 0862, Australia
Located at the junction of three major overland stock routes, Newcastle Waters was an important gathering place for drovers for provisions and rest before continuing on with their gruelling overland cattle drives.
The township has become a ghost town, but while uninhabited, Newcastle Waters has a rich, vibrant history. Preserved historic buildings such as Jones's Store and the Junction Hotel ar ...
