Site Details

Name

Flynn's Farm

Status

Permanent Declaration

Type

Place

Description

The former farm consists of agricultural land located beside the spring fed Rum Jungle Creek. The site contains remnants of early agricultural and pastoral industry and native monsoon rainforest that is believed to be the site of the original teamsters camp at Rum Jungle.

Statement Of
Heritage Value

Flynn's farm, located near the Batchelor township, has historic significance as the site of agricultural activity from 1882 to 1972. To be an early settler of the Northern Territory, whether it was an attempted profit making venture or not, agriculture had to be attempted to survive. The water wells and windmills installed by the Flynn family are tangible reminders of one of these ventures.

It is believed that a group of several large Banyan trees on the site is the location of the Rum Jungle teamsters camp site, established in 1870. The former camp site is of historical significance to the Territory and is associated with the Territory¿s early transport industry. The Banyan trees provided a rest spot for travellers negotiating the rough north-south road and Rum Jungle Creek provided permanent water and good grazing for their stock.

The site also includes a small pocket of monsoon rainforest. This is considered a relic of the Territory's past climatic era and is of high conservation value and has great ecological importance. Apart from providing food, fibres and medicinal plants to Aborigines previously living within the region the monsoon rainforest is an important habitat for the native fauna and flora.

Nominated

15/08/2005

Nomination Refused

Nomination Accepted

16/09/2005

Provisional Declaration

Assessment Report
Considered

31/03/2006

Report Action

Comment sought

Report Comments

Recommended

Not Recommended

Refused By Minister

Referred Back

Signed By Minister

26/06/2006

Publish notice of
declaration

Gazetted

05/07/2006

Revoked

Destroyed

File No

HAC2006/0002

Value

Historic, Indigenous & Natural

Conservation Policy

LGA

Comments

Photo

	Name	Description	Date Added
View	Flynn'sFarm 140306_LR1.JPG	Flynn's Farm	26/JUL/21

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Scan

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Further Information

	Name	Description	Date Added
View	Flynns farm - background hist info.pdf	Background Historical Information	21/MAR/11
View	Instrument and Gazettal.pdf	Instrument and Gazettal	05/FEB/09

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Approximate Location

LAIS Key	Street Number	Street Name	Suburb	Location Code	Lot Number	LTO Plan	Part	Tenure
315 02819	0		RUM JUNGLE	315	2819	-	-	Freehold

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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