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by the owners of the Katherine Art Gallery, this is a good place to see Aboriginal artists
at work. The cultural experience is hands on with fire sticks, spear throwing, painting
and basket weaving.
Katherine Museum
MUSEUM
(Gorge Rd; adult/child $7.50/3.50; 9am-4pm)
The museum is in the old airport terminal,
about 3km from town on the road to the gorge. The original Gypsy Moth biplane flown
by Dr Clyde Fenton, the first Flying Doctor, is housed here, along with plenty of interest-
ing old rusty trucks. There's a good selection of historical photos, including a display on
the 1998 flood.
School of the Air
SCHOOL
( 08-8972 1833;
www.schools.nt.edu.au/ksa
;
Giles St; adult/child $5/2; Mar-Nov)
At the
School of the Air, 1.5km from the town centre, you can listen into a class and see how
kids in the remote outback are educated in the virtual world. Guided tours are held at
9am, 10am and 11am Monday to Friday; bookings preferred.
Katherine Public Art & Craft Galley
ART GALLERY
is home to the Katherine Collection, a community-owned collection of interesting local
art. There are a couple of amazing photos from the '98 flood here, too.
Springvale Homestead
HOMESTEAD
(
www.travelnorth.com.au
;
Shadforth Rd)
Alfred Giles established Springvale Homestead in
1879 after he drove 2000 cattle and horses and 12,000 head of sheep from Adelaide to
the site in 19 months. It claims to be the oldest cattle station in the Northern Territory.
The stone homestead still stands by the river, about 7km southwest of town, and the sur-
rounding riverside property is now a caravan and camping resort. There's a free
homestead tour at 3pm daily (except Saturday) from May to September. Canoe hire per
hour/two hours/day costs $20/25/75. There's also accommodation here.
T
Tours
Gecko Canoeing & Trekking
CANOEING, BUSHWALKING
