Pine Creek, Northern Territory (other)
Pine Creek, Northern Territory is a town and locality in the Northern Territory of Australia. Pine Creek may also refer to: *Pine Creek bioregion, an interim Australian bioregion *Pine Creek Airfield, a disused airfield *Pine Creek railway station, a former railway station and museum See also *Pine Creek (other) Pine Creek may refer to: Australia * Pine Creek, Northern Territory (other), articles associated with the town and locality * Pine Creek, Queensland, a locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland * Pine Creek, South Australia, a locality ...

Pine Creek, Northern Territory
Pine Creek is a small town in the Katherine, Northern Territory, Katherine region of the Northern Territory, Australia. As at the 2016 Australia Census, 2016 Census there were 328 residents of Pine Creek, which is the fourth largest town between Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin and Alice Springs. Pine Creek is just off the Stuart Highway (the road from the south to Darwin) and is still a notable tourist stop. A number of events are held each year to promote the town in the region. These include the annual Goldrush Festival, featuring the NT Gold Panning championships and Didgeridoo Jam, the Pine Creek Rodeo and Pine Creek Races. In 2005 a prominent resident of Pine Creek, Edward Ah Toy, was recognised as the Northern Territorian of the year. History Pine Creek was traditionally the junction of three large indigenous ethnic groups. Stretching south-west from the Stuart Highway towards, and across, the Daly River (Northern Territory), Daly River was the land traditionally as ...
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Pine Creek Bioregion
The Pine Creek biogeographic region, an interim Australian bioregion, (abbreviation PCK) is located in the Northern Territory,IBRA Version 6.1
data and comprises . The bioregion draws its name from Pine Creek, and has the code PCK. There is just one subregion (PCK01, identical to the region.

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Pine Creek Airfield
Pine Creek Airfield was an emergency landing ground at Pine Creek, Northern Territory, Australia during World War II. Civil airfield extended by B Company and HQ Detachment of the 808th Engineer Aviation Battalion between 11 May 1942 to 16 July 1942. The runway was wide. Due to housing development and road and railway construction, the runway length has now been decreased to about , with a gravel surface. See also * List of airports in the Northern Territory References External linksPacific War Wrecks Database
Former Royal Australian Air Force bases World War II airfields in Australia Defunct airports in the Northern Territory {{NorthernTerritory-stub ...
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Pine Creek Railway Station
Pine Creek railway station is a disused railway station and museum on the former North Australia Railway in Pine Creek in the Northern Territory of Australia. The station is located from the original Darwin station, and was the southern terminus of the line until 1914. The station precinct is the most complete remaining example of infrastructure associated with the line. History Palmerston and Pine Creek Railway The construction of the railway line from Palmerston (now Darwin) reached Pine Creek in 1889, providing easier access to the goldfields from Port Darwin in the north, however by the time of completion the local mining industry was entering a decline. The station yard was designed with two sidings, each capable of handling forty-two goods wagons to allow for traffic growth at the terminus. Mixed passenger and goods trains began revenue services on 1 October 1889, operated by the Palmerston division of South Australian Railways and hauled by "W" class Beyer Peacock l ...
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