Newcastle Waters

After leaving Alice Springs we stopped for lunch at the historic town of Newcastle Waters a short drive off the Stuart Highway past wetlands alive with water birds.















































We had lunch in Drover's Memorial Park (featuring a bronze statue of a drover).













The National Trust's Jones' Store, built in 1934, has been preserved as a museum















The corrugated iron and split bamboo verandah around the store looked wonderful and was very cooling.

























Contents of the store




























There was no explanation advising the use of this quaint building
















Junction Hotel













The Bar










Possibly the Lounge Bar