Larrimah is a tiny hamlet in the Northern Territory

Northern Territory

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 of Australia

Australia

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. It has a population of 18. It is built along the Stuart Highway

Stuart Highway

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 and offers petrol and supplies to passing motorists. It was the railhead on the North Australia Railway during World War II

World War II

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It was visited in an episode of Dom Joly's Happy Hour.

Larrimah is the home of the Big Stubby. The panther sitting in the chair used to be a soft toy which sat in a chair at the front of the Hotel. Unfortunately it proved too easy to move and so was replaced by the larger, heavier version shown here.

The town's pub original was 9 km south in Birdum

Birdum, Northern Territory

Birdum was a railway settlement in the Northern Territory and the terminus of the North Australia Railway from 1929 until the outbreak of World War II....

, but was moved when Larrimah became the end of the railway.

World War II

The 8th Australian Staging Camp, built by the Australian Army

Australian Army

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 was set up in Larrimah for troops making the journey by road from Adelaide before transferring onto rail at Larrimah siding for the rest of the journey to Darwin

Darwin, Northern Territory

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No. 45 Australian Camp Hospital was also set up at Larrimah by the Australian Army.