Newcastle Waters, Northern Territory
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Stuart Highway
The Stuart Highway is one of Australia's major highways. It is a segment of Australia's Highway 1 extending from Darwin, Northern Territory, in the north, via Tennant Creek and Alice Springs, to Port Augusta, South Australia, in the south—a distance of...
in the Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
. Newcastle is virtually uninhabited. The nearest petrol station and accommodation is found 23 kilometres (14.3 mi) south at Elliott
Elliott, Northern Territory
Elliott is a town in Northern Territory, Australia. It is located almost halfway between Darwin and Alice Springs on the Stuart Highway. The town is in the Yapurkulangu ward of the Barkly Shire. The area is the home of the Jingili people and the traditional name of the town is Kulumindini...
. It is inside Newcastle Waters station, a large cattle station with over 40,000 head of cattle.
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