Tennant Creek Telegraph Station Historical Reserve

Tennant Creek Telegraph Station Historical Reserve is a heritage-listed repeater station on the Australian Overland Telegraph Line, located about 12 km north of Tennant Creek in the Barkly region of the Northern Territory. Built in 1872 from local stone, it was one of 12 stations linking Adelaide and Darwin. The reserve preserves the original stone buildings, telegraph equipment and waterhole in an arid landscape.

Visitors can explore the well-preserved stone telegraph station buildings, including the main station, store and outbuildings, set beside a permanent waterhole on Tennant Creek. The site is in open semi-arid woodland with interpretive signs explaining the Overland Telegraph Line. Visitors can walk around the buildings, view restored telegraph equipment and displays, follow short walking tracks, picnic in the shaded area and photograph the historic structures and natural surroundings. Buildings are viewed externally.