Site Details

Name

Government Battery and Cyanide Works, Arltunga

Status

Permanent Declaration

Type

Place

Description

Statement Of
Heritage Value

The Government Battery and Cyanide Works Precinct has heritage significance as the finest example in the Northern Territory of one of the earliest and most remote mining settlements in Central Australia.
The buildings in this area are of a construction and style that sets them apart from the more modest and basic structures found in other parts of the Arltunga Historical Reserve. Their original sound construction is the reason for their quite sound condition today. The stone is held in place by a lime-based (cement type) mortar whereas in the majority of miner's dwellings only mud or no mortar at all was used.

The men employed at the battery lived more comfortably than the miners. They received good wages and ration allowances plus travelling expenses to and from Adelaide and obviously were much better housed.

Nominated

05/08/1994

Nomination Refused

Nomination Accepted

29/09/1994

Provisional Declaration

Assessment Report
Considered

28/09/1994

Report Action

Comment sought

Report Comments

Recommended

Not Recommended

Refused By Minister

Referred Back

Signed By Minister

10/04/1995

Publish notice of
declaration

05/05/1995

Gazetted

26/04/1995

Revoked

Destroyed

File No

HAC2001/104

Value

Historic

Conservation Policy

LGA

Central Desert Shire

Comments

Part of portion 1329, designated portion 4742(A). Building was established in 1898.
NT Portion 4742(A),
about 110 km east of Alice Springs.

Photo

	Name	Description	Date Added
View	web photo.JPG	Government Battery and Cyanide Works, Arltunga	19/SEP/07

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Scan

	Name	Description	Date Added
View	Instrument.pdf	-	06/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
000 06620	0		HART	000	6620	-	-	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