Hamilton Downs Station, Pastoral lease and cattle station in MacDonnell Region, Australia.
Hamilton Downs Station lies about 80 km west of Alice Springs in the MacDonnell Region. Its first substantial homestead was built in 1913, and the homesteads and stables were restored in 1972. Five buildings on the property were heritage listed in 1993.
The station started operations in 1910 under Sid Stanes Jr. and Ted Harris, taking its name from a spring near Jay Creek discovered by explorer Stuart. Five buildings received heritage listing in 1993, documenting the development of cattle raising in the region.
Five buildings at Hamilton Downs Station received heritage status in 1993, preserving the architectural elements of early Australian pastoral settlements.
The property has served as a youth camp since 1978, offering educational programs while remaining an active cattle operation. Visitors can explore the heritage buildings and gain hands-on insight into pastoral farming practices.
Gwoja Tjungurrayi, the Aboriginal man whose portrait appeared on Australia's one-dollar note from 1966 to 1984, worked at Hamilton Downs in the 1940s or 1950s. The station's centenary fell in 2011, a hundred years after Sid Stanes Jr. and Ted Harris took it up.
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