Alice Well and Police Station
| Location | |
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| Alice Well and Police Station is located approximately 155km south of Alice Springs, and 30km south-southeast of Maryvale Station Homestead on NT Portion 3830. | |
| Gazettal Date | |
| 5th October 2005 Northern Territory Government Gazette No. G40 | |
| Description | |
| Alice Well All that parcel of land in the Northern Territory of Australia containing an area of 1540 square metres more or less being that part of NT Portion 3830, Alice Well Locality designated NT Portion 6329(A). Police Station All that parcel of land in the Northern Territory of Australia containing an area of 2110 square metres more or less being that part of NT Portion 3830, Alice Well Locality designated NT Portion 6330(A). |
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| Statement of Heritage Value | |
| Alice Well and Police Station is of historical significance to the NT because of its associations with the European settlement of central Australia, particularly the pastoral industry and later the police force. The site is also important owing to its association with the Hayes family who played a significant role in the development of the central Australian pastoral industry. It also has the archaeological potential to address issues relating to the nature of culture contact between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals in central Australia. The nature of the building materials and construction techniques evident at the site are generally no longer used. The old well, and later well constructed in 1923, are representative of a stock well technology no longer practiced in the Northern Territory. |
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| Further Reading | |
| to be provided. | |
