23°38′58″S 133°29′52″E / 23.6494387°S 133.4977659°E Hamilton Downs Station was a cattle station west of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is now a youth camp.
Hamilton Downs was established in 1910 by hotel manager Sid Stanes Jr. and Ted Harris. It is named after a spring near Jay Creek which was named by John McDouall Stuart in 1860, after his supporter George Hamilton. [1] The first substantial homestead was built in 1913. [2]
The station was managed for some time by pioneer Aboriginal woman Amelia Kunoth and her husband Harry. [3] By the 1940s, it was run by the Davis Brothers, Pat and John who invested in developing the water infrastructure of the property. [4] [5] by the 1950s the property was turning of over 3000 head of cattle per year. [6]
Gwoja Tjungurrayi worked on the station at some point in the 1940s or 1950s. [7]
Queen Elizabeth II visited the station in February 1963, during her Australian tour. [8]
Significant restoration works were completed on the homesteads and stables in 1972. Five buildings on the property were heritage listed in 1993. [2] The station celebrated its 100th birthday in 2011. [9]
Hamilton Downs has also been the location of a youth camp since March 1978. It was initially run by Apex Club of Central Australia, but as of 2016 [update] was being managed by an independent committee. [10]
23°38′58″S 133°29′52″E / 23.6494387°S 133.4977659°E Hamilton Downs Station was a cattle station west of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is now a youth camp.
Hamilton Downs was established in 1910 by hotel manager Sid Stanes Jr. and Ted Harris. It is named after a spring near Jay Creek which was named by John McDouall Stuart in 1860, after his supporter George Hamilton. [1] The first substantial homestead was built in 1913. [2]
The station was managed for some time by pioneer Aboriginal woman Amelia Kunoth and her husband Harry. [3] By the 1940s, it was run by the Davis Brothers, Pat and John who invested in developing the water infrastructure of the property. [4] [5] by the 1950s the property was turning of over 3000 head of cattle per year. [6]
Gwoja Tjungurrayi worked on the station at some point in the 1940s or 1950s. [7]
Queen Elizabeth II visited the station in February 1963, during her Australian tour. [8]
Significant restoration works were completed on the homesteads and stables in 1972. Five buildings on the property were heritage listed in 1993. [2] The station celebrated its 100th birthday in 2011. [9]
Hamilton Downs has also been the location of a youth camp since March 1978. It was initially run by Apex Club of Central Australia, but as of 2016 [update] was being managed by an independent committee. [10]