Site Details

Name

12 Mile Chinatown (Settlement and Battery)

Status

Permanent Declaration

Type

Place

Description

Statement Of
Heritage Value

Twelve Mile Chinatown, Settlement and Battery Site are of high archaeological significance and, since the loss of the sites at Union Reef and the majority of the Pine Creek sites to mining development, it has taken on an added historical significance in being one of a now small group of significant sites which have not been disturbed by developmental activity.
The settlement and battery sites have acquired historic significance as the centre of a small but widely known European and Chinese settlement - forerunner of the administration township of Burrundie. The site contains a variety of interpretive subjects.

Following the move to Burrundie the Chinese took over the township and battery. The Chinese market gardens provided badly needed fresh produce to the miners in the district. The temple was also of considerable social importance being a meeting place and place of worship for the community.

The presence of the near intact Chinese oven is of major significance not only for the Northern Territory but also for its research value on a National level. It is one of a few remaining in the Northern Territory and is considered of great importance on a National level as these types of ovens have only been found on a few sites in Australia.

Nominated

02/06/1993

Nomination Refused

Nomination Accepted

20/06/1993

Provisional Declaration

Assessment Report
Considered

18/11/1993

Report Action

Comment sought

Report Comments

Recommended

Not Recommended

Refused By Minister

Referred Back

Signed By Minister

20/09/1996

Publish notice of
declaration

16/10/1996

Gazetted

26/09/1996

Revoked

Destroyed

File No

H93/0038

Value

Historic

Conservation Policy

LGA

Victoria - Daly Shire

Comments

Part of portion 1630, desig. portion 4495(A)
The Chinatown settlement at 12 Mile was established between 1878 and 1883.

Photo

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Scan

	Name	Description	Date Added
View	Instrument - 12 Mile Chinatown.pdf	-	06/FEB/09

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Further Information

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Approximate Location

LAIS Key	Street Number	Street Name	Suburb	Location Code	Lot Number	LTO Plan	Part	Tenure
000 01630	8985	STUART	DOUGLAS-DALY	000	1630	-	-	Pastoral Lease

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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