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District of Alice Springs
Northern Territory - Australia

Alice Springs

Alice Springs is the third largest town in the Northern Territory, Australia. Popularly known as "the Alice" or simply "Alice", Alice Springs is situated in the geographic centre of Australia near the southern border of the Northern Territory. The site is known as Mparntwe to its original inhabitants, the Arrernte, who have lived in the Central Australian desert in and around what is now Alice Springs for thousands of years. "Alice" in the English-language was named by surveyor W. W.

Located at -23.7, 133.87 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1872 establishments in Australia, Towns in the Northern Territory, Alice Springs, Springs of Australia

Pine Gap

Pine Gap is the commonly used name for a satellite tracking station at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:23.799|S|133.737|E|region:AU_type:landmark|||| | |name= }}, some 18 kilometres south-west of the town of Alice Springs in the centre of Australia which is operated by both Australia and the United States. Since 1988 it has been officially called the Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap; previously, it was known as Joint Defence Space Research Facility.

Located at -23.799, 133.737 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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UKUSA listening stations, Protests in Australia, Satellite ground stations, Buildings and structures in Alice Springs, Earth stations in Australia, Australia–United States relations

Alice Springs Correctional Centre

The Alice Springs Correctional Centre, an Australian medium to maximum security prison for males and females, is located 25 kilometres outside Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. The centre is managed by Northern Territory Correctional Services, an agency of the Department of Justice of the Government of the Northern Territory. The centre detains sentenced and charged felons under Northern Territory and/or Commonwealth law.

Located at -23.8583, 133.799 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Prisons in the Northern Territory, Maximum security prisons in Australia, Buildings and structures in Alice Springs, 1996 establishments in Australia

Todd River

The Todd River is an ephemeral river in the southern Northern Territory, central Australia. The origins of the Todd River begin in the MacDonnell Ranges, where it flows past the Telegraph Station, almost through the center of Alice Springs, through Heavitree Gap at the southern end of Alice Springs and continuing on for some distance, passing through the western part of the Simpson Desert, as it becomes a tributary of the Hale River, and eventually flowing into Lake Eyre in South Australia.

Located at -23.75, 133.877 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Rivers of the Northern Territory, Alice Springs, Lake Eyre basin

Traeger Park

Traeger Park is a sports complex located in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. The primary stadium in the complex caters for Australian rules football and cricket and has a capacity of 10,000. The complex also has a small baseball stadium. Traeger Park is home to the Central Australian Football League, and also hosts the annual Ngurratjuta Easter Lightning Carnival. Traeger Park has occasionally staged pre-season matches for the Australian Football League and National Rugby League.

Located at -23.709, 133.875 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Alice Springs, Australian rules football grounds, Cricket grounds in Australia, Sports venues in the Northern Territory

Olive Pink Botanic Garden

Olive Pink Botanic Garden is a 16-hectare botanic garden in Alice Springs in Australia's Northern Territory, specialising in plants native to the arid central Australian region.

Located at -23.7064, 133.885 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Botanical gardens in Australia, Buildings and structures in Alice Springs, 1956 establishments in Australia, Gardens in the Northern Territory

St Philip's College (Australia)

St Philip's College is a private, coeducational school in Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is a Uniting Church school that teaches students ranging from Year 7 to Year 12, regardless of religious affiliation or denomination. Sol is a Mole The College is a member of the Round Square organisation and has a widely regarded Outdoor education and Performing Arts program.

Located at -23.6898, 133.883 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Round Square schools, Boarding schools in Australia, Private schools in the Northern Territory, Schools in Alice Springs, Educational institutions established in 1965, Uniting Church schools in Australia, 1965 establishments in Australia

Ansett Airlines Flight 232

Ansett Airlines Flight 232 was an attempted hijacking of a Fokker Friendship bound for Alice Springs, Northern Territory from Adelaide, South Australia on Wednesday, 15 November 1972. The would-be hijacker died in the incident. About 30 minutes before Flight 232 was due to land, a male passenger produced a gun and said to the flight attendant: "This is a hijack".

Located at -23.8023, 133.901 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Ansett Australia accidents and incidents, Aircraft hijackings, Aviation accidents and incidents in Australia, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1972, 1972 in Australia, Accidents and incidents involving the Fokker F27, Terrorist incidents in 1972

Alice Springs Public Library

The Alice Springs Public Library is a free public library service in Australia. While the library provides traditional library services to the community of Alice Springs, it also supplies a unique distance service to the remote people of Central Australia. While officially named the Nevil Shute Memorial Library, the name is little used.

Located at -23.7015, 133.884 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Public libraries in Australia

Heavitree Gap

The Heavitree Gap, or Ntaripe in the Arrernte language, is a gap in the MacDonnell Ranges of Central Australia. It is the southern entrance to the city of Alice Springs and in addition to the Todd River it carries the main road and rail access to the South. The Gap was an important sacred site for the Arrernte people and its use as a thoroughfare was avoided prior to the construction of the road and later rail link.

Located at -23.7263, 133.866 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Alice Springs, Mountains of the Northern Territory

The Residency, Alice Springs

The Residency holds significance for the people of Alice Springs as a tangible symbol of their brief legislative independence from the rest of the Northern Territory. It also provided a hub of social and cultural activities for the local residents. John Charles Cawood was appointed Government Resident of Central Australia in 1926 and was to be based at the capital, Stuart (as Alice Springs was formerly known). The Residency was one of a type of house designed for an arid climate.

Located at -23.6987, 133.882 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Museums in Alice Springs, History of the Northern Territory, Historic house museums in Australia

National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame

The National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame is a women's museum located in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.

Located at -23.7041, 133.877 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Alice Springs, Women's museums, History museums in Australia

783 ABC Alice Springs

783 ABC Alice Springs is the ABC Local Radio station in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. It broadcasts on 783 kHz on the AM band.

Located at -23.7004, 133.881 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Radio stations in the Northern Territory, Radio stations in Alice Springs

Alice Springs Desert Park

The Alice Springs Desert Park is an environmental education facility in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is sited on 1,300 hectares, with a core area of 52 hectares . It is an institutional member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association (ZAA) and Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).

Located at -23.7065, 133.833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Zoos in Australia, Alice Springs, Biological research institutes, Visitor attractions in the Northern Territory, 1997 establishments in Australia, Parks in the Northern Territory

Old Ghan Heritage Railway and Museum

The Old Ghan Heritage Railway and Museum is a railway museum in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, with a tourist railway attached. It is operated by the Road Transport Historical Society, which also operates the adjacent National Road Transport Hall of Fame. The museum contains narrow gauge equipment from the original Central Australian Railway which operated to Alice Springs from 1929 to c1980 until replaced by a flood-free standard gauge line.

Located at -23.7777, 133.868 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Heritage railways in Australia, Museums in Alice Springs, Railway museums in Australia

Town of Alice Springs

The Town of Alice Springs is a Local Government Area in the Northern Territory. On 1 July 1971, Alice Springs was gazetted as a Municipality with the town council elected on 25 July 1971. It is situated 1,498 kilometres south of the Darwin. The council governs an area of 410.0 square kilometres and has a population of 23,893 as of the 2006 census.

Located at -23.7019, 133.882 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Local Government Areas of the Northern Territory, Alice Springs

Alice Springs railway station

Alice Springs Station is a railway station on the Adelaide-Darwin railway transcontinental railway line located in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. Alice Springs is 1546 kilometres from Adelaide, and 1433 kilometres from Darwin. The station is operated by Great Southern Railway (Australia).

Located at -23.6967, 133.874 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Rail transport in the Northern Territory, Railway stations in the Northern Territory

Alice Springs Reptile Centre

The Alice Springs Reptile Centre is a privately operated reptile centre and environmental education facility in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia. It has the largest collection of reptiles in the Northern Territory. Animals at the centre include the Perentie Goanna, Frill-necked Lizards, Thorny Devils, large and small pythons and venomous snakes including Inland Taipans, Brown Snakes, Death Adders and Mulga Snakes.

Located at -23.7, 133.87 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Zoos in Australia, Reptiles, Buildings and structures in Alice Springs, 2000 establishments in Australia, Visitor attractions in the Northern Territory, Nature centers

Connellan air disaster

The Connellan air disaster was a suicide attack at Alice Springs Airport, Northern Territory, Australia on 5 January 1977. Carried out by a disgruntled former employee of Connellan Airways (Connair), who flew a Beechcraft Baron into the Connair complex at the airport, the attack killed four other people and injured four more, two of them seriously. The disaster is one of only two aircraft suicide attacks in Australia's history, the other being in 1982 at Bankstown Airport.

Located at -23.8067, 133.902 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Aviation accidents and incidents in 1977, Aviation accidents and incidents in Australia, Disasters in the Northern Territory, Murder–suicides, 1977 in Australia, Airliner accidents and incidents involving deliberate crashes, Alice Springs, Mass murder in 1977

Lasseters Hotel Casino

Lasseters Hotel Casino is a casino located in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. It is the only casino in Alice Springs, holding an exclusive casino license for NT's Southern Division until 2018. The hotel aspect of this casino features 205 rooms with a 4.5-star rating, private balcony, and in views of the Todd River, MacDonnell Ranges, and Alice Springs Golf Course.

Located at -23.7204, 133.877 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Casinos completed in 1981, Buildings and structures in Alice Springs, Casinos in Australia, Visitor attractions in the Northern Territory