Bernie HavlikPrint Page 
Havlik Park commemorates Bernie Havlik (1912 - 1990).
A Czech Immigrant who worked in the Rum Jungle Uranium Mine, he was a part of the town gardening crew when the mine closed in 1971 until his retirement in 1977.
In his work on the gardening crew Bernie was frustrated by a large rocky outcrop which was too large to move and difficult to maintain in a tidy condition. He solved the problem when he retired by covering it with a replica of Karlstein Castle which is in Bohemia. Havlik was still working on the project when he died in 1990. He was a quiet, modest and assuming man and his gift to the people of Batchelor reflects the deep feeling he had for his adopted country and community.
In the attached photographs, there is a written note in Czech from Bernie, which says : -
Karlstein Castle (miniature replica) in Batchelor, Northern Territory Australia
Built 1973 - 77 by Bernard Havlik
5 metres height
Location
| Address: | Tarkarri Road & Rum Jungle Road, Havlik Park, Batchelor, 0845 |
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| State: | NT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -13.044972 Long: 131.025053 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Park |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Community |
