About Tuxworth Fullwood House
Tuxworth Fullwood House is a heritage-listed former hospital building in Tennant Creek, Barkly Region, Northern Territory, Australia. Constructed in 1948 to serve the post-war gold mining community, it is the town's oldest remaining hospital structure. Now operated as a museum by the National Trust of the Northern Territory, it displays local mining, pastoral and wartime history, Aboriginal culture and medical heritage, and also houses the Tennant Creek Visitor Information Centre.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a single-storey heritage building with stone and timber construction set in central Tennant Creek. Inside, exhibition rooms display photographs, artefacts, medical equipment, mining memorabilia and interpretive panels covering Tennant Creek's gold rush, pastoral history and World War II period. The site includes landscaped grounds, a visitor information area and gift shop. Guided tours are available on request, and visitors can explore at their own pace.
Key highlights
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Heritage-listed 1948 former Tennant Creek Hospital building
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Museum collection on Barkly gold mining and pastoral history
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Displays on World War II and local medical history
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Operated by the National Trust of the Northern Territory
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Houses the Tennant Creek Visitor Information Centre and gift shop