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About three-quarters of the population of Borroloola is indigenous, and the town's col-
Rd; admission $2; 8am-5pm Mon-Fri May-Sep)
, inside the 1886 police station.
Rd; r $80-120, cabins $130; )
, on the main road through town, is clean and comfort-
able, with cabins, lodge rooms and tropical gardens. If you're with a group you can book
the whole lodge for $440. There's a restaurant here, too.
park.com.au
; Robinson Rd; unpowered/powered site $22/28, budget unit s/d $75/85, self-contained
unit s/d $98/110)
, and meals available at the local pub: burgers, chops and mixed grills at
the rowdy
Borroloola Hotel
(166 Robinson Rd; meals $10-28;
lunch & dinner)
, within a
lounge bar reinforced with steel mesh.
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Mataranka to Tennant Creek
Larrimah
POP 18
Once upon a time the railway line from Darwin came as far as Birdum, 8km south of tiny
Larrimah, which itself is 185km south of Katherine.
Larrimah Museum
(Mahoney St; ad-
mission by donation; 7am-9pm)
, in the former telegraph repeater station opposite the
Larrimah Hotel, tells of the town's involvement with the railway, the Overland Telegraph
and WWII. The town was built in 1940, essentially as life support for the nearby Gorrie
Airfield.
Originally a WWII officers' mess,
Larrimah Hotel
( 08-8975 9931; unpowered/
powered sites $18/22, d $60-75; )
is a cheerfully rustic and quirky pub offering basic
rooms, meals (mains $10 to $29) and a menagerie of animals.
Fran's Devonshire Tea-
house
(Stuart Hwy; meals $4-15; 8am-4pm)
makes a great lunchtime pit stop. Try a le-
gendary camel or buffalo pie, some roast lamb with damper, or just a Devonshire tea (a
long way from Exeter) or fresh coffee.
Daly Waters
POP 25
About 3km off the highway and 160km south of Mataranka is Daly Waters, an important
staging post in the early days of aviation − Amy Johnson landed here on her epic flight
