Site Details

Name

WWII Snake Creek Armament Depot

Status

Permanent Declaration

Type

Place

Description

Statement Of
Heritage Value

The Snake Creek Armament Depot is valued for its historical association with the events of World War II in Northern Australia and with the important part played by the Adelaide River district as a wartime military base.
The site has various types of structures which demonstrate the diversity and complexity of structures comprising a large military ordnance depot of this type. The timber framed storage buildings and laboratories are unique and are the last remaining from the War. It is one of the major fixed installations built during World War II and is the largest of its type in the Northern Territory. The Depot site provides valuable evidence of the impact of World War II on the Territory, and the remaining structures on site have a powerful visual effect.

The air attacks on the Northern Territory during World War II, and the post-war strategic importance of Darwin during the post-war hostilities in Indonesia were factors in the continued maintenance of the Depot for explosives storage by the Royal Australian Air Force. Visitation to the site by tourists and educational institutions is consistent.

Nominated

Nomination Refused

Nomination Accepted

29/09/1994

Provisional Declaration

Assessment Report
Considered

14/11/1996

Report Action

Comment sought

Report Comments

Recommended

Not Recommended

Refused By Minister

Referred Back

Signed By Minister

04/06/1997

Publish notice of
declaration

09/07/1997

Gazetted

25/06/1997

Revoked

Destroyed

File No

H96/0043

Value

Historic

Conservation Policy

LGA

Comments

Portion 4036, desig. section 122(A)
Built in 1944, and became operational in early 1945.

Section 122(A) Hundred of Waterhouse.
North of Adelaide River and west of the Stuart Highway.

Photo

	Name	Description	Date Added
View	SnakeCreekArmamentDepot 130616_LR4.JPG	Explosives storage bunker	16/JUL/21
View	SnakeCreekArmamentDepot 130616_LR1.JPG	Building remains	14/JUL/21
View	SnakeCreekArmamentDepot 130616_LR2.JPG	Building remnants	14/JUL/21
View	SnakeCreekArmamentDepot 130616_LR3.JPG	Remnant structures	14/JUL/21

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Scan

	Name	Description	Date Added
View	Instrument.pdf	-	10/FEB/09

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Further Information

no data found

Approximate Location

LAIS Key	Street Number	Street Name	Suburb	Location Code	Lot Number	LTO Plan	Part	Tenure
810 00122	0		STAPLETON	810	122	-	-	V

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Status Explanations

Nomination Period - a nomination has been accepted by Heritage Branch, but has not yet been accepted by the Heritage Council; OR a nomination has been accepted by the Heritage Council but the place/object has not yet been subject to a heritage assessment.

Assessment Period - a nomination has been accepted by the Heritage Council and the place/object is in the process of being assessed.

Consultation Period - Heritage assessment has been completed and s24 of the Act has been instigated, ie comment has been sought on a proposal to declare the place/object.

Recommendation Period - the Heritage Council has made a recommendation to declare the place/object and the Minister's final decision is awaited.

Not Recommended - a decision has been made by the Heritage Council not to recommend to the Minister that a place/object be declared

Declared - the Minister has made a decision to declare the place/object

Refused - the Minister has refused to declare the place/object