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Burrundie Explosives Magazines
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The building is a simple rectangular storage space measuring 6.3m x 3.1m with a vaulted ceiling 3.8m high. The walls vary in thickness from 750mm at dado level to 600mm at frieze level. The storage chamber is entered through a wooden door from a vestibule which is 1.5m x 1.8m in plan with a 3.7m high barrel vaulted ceiling fitted with quadruple bolted steel fire-proof entry door in a steel frame. A system of air vents have prevented the ingress of rain and fire and has proved to be remarkably effective in the role of stabilising air temperature and humidity required for the storage of explosives.
The magazines are significant for their association with the construction of the North Australian Railway which was an important factor in the opening up of the "Top End" of Australia. The underground magazine, built in 1885, demonstrates a high degree of technical achievement. Designed in Glasgow by Nobel's Explosives Co Ltd it consists of an underground concrete chamber with a vaulted entrance stairway. It is one of two known to exist in the Northern Territory.
The above ground magazine was built in 1896. It consists of a rectangular storage area with a vaulted ceiling. A system of air vents has prevented the ingress of water and has been very effective in stabilising air temperature and humidity. There is evidence that this magazine continued to be used for explosives until World War 2. The magazines are the only intact buildings in or around the Township of Burrundie.
05/10/1993
18/11/1993
06/06/1994
Comment sought
22/12/1994
21/01/1995
11/01/1995
H93/0057
Historic
Victoria - Daly Shire
Parts of portions 2683, and 3653 designated portion 4680(A)
Site consists of two explosive magazines, the underground one was built in 1885, and the above ground was built in 1896.

Further Reading
Dermoudy, P. 1988. A report for the National Trust of Australia (NT) on the Burrundie Explosives Magazine. Unpublished report to the National Trust
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ViewBurrundieExplosivesMagazine 19012016_LR1.JPGInterpretative signage at the Burrundie railway siding off the Goldfields Loop Road. The new railway line is in the background.22/JUL/21
ViewBurrundieExplosivesMagazine 19012016_LR2.JPGExplosive magazine. The underground magazine was not located22/JUL/21
ViewBurrundieExplosivesMagazine 19012016_LR3.JPGInterior of the above-ground magazine with vaulted ceiling22/JUL/21
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LAIS KeyStreet NumberStreet NameSuburbLocation CodeLot NumberLTO PlanPartTenure
000 07122 3377STUARTDOUGLAS-DALY0007122 - - PPL
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