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John McDouall StuartPrint Page 
30-March-2014 (Rick Moore)
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The Attack Creek Historical Reserve is a memorial to the explorer John McDouall Stuart. The creek is the point from which Stuart turned back from his 1860 expedition to cross the continent, after an encounter with hostile Warumunga Aboriginal people.
Location
| Address: | Stuart Highway, North of Three Ways, 74 kilometres north Tennant Creek, Attack Creek, 0862 |
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| State: | NT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -19.023556 Long: 134.141447 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Discovery |
| Actual Event STart Date: | 25-June-1860 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 25-June-1860 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 25th June, 1960 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAOn 25 June 1860 John McDouall Stuart and his two companions William Kekwick and Benjamin Head reached Attack Creek their most northerly point of that expedition.
Hostile natives and iIllness forced the party to return.
This plaque was unveiled by the Honourable Paul Hasluck M.P., Minister of State for Territories.
25th June 1960
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
