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The cairn commemorates the site of the Old Elsey Station Homestead, made famous by the pioneering adventures of the characters portrayed in the book "We Of The Never Never" written by Mrs. Aeneas Gunn who was mistress of the station. The cairn was erected as a tribute by the Nursing Sisters of the Australian Inland Mission.
Elsey Station is a pastoral lease that once operated as a cattle station in the Northern Territory. Aeneas and Jeannie Gunn arrived at Elsey in 1902, Gunn owned a quarter share in the property but died there in 1903 from Blackwater fever. Jeannie returned to Melbourne and in 1908 wrote the book We of the Never Never based on her time at Elsey.
Location
| Address: | Stuart Highway, Signposted turnoff south of Mataranka, Mataranka, 0852 |
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| State: | NT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -15.084167 Long: 133.123333 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Monday 5th May, 1958 |
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On This Site Stood The
OLD ELSEY STATION
HOMESTEAD
Made Famous By The Pioneering Adventures
Of The Characters
Portrayed In The Story Of
"WE OF THE NEVER NEVER"
by
Mrs. Aeneas Gunn.
This Cairn Has Been Erected
In Tribute By Nursing Sisters Of
The Australian Inland Mission
5th May 1958.
