Tennant Creek mine tours: Why visit Battery Hill?

The Battery Hill Gold Mining and Heritage Centre in Tennant Creek is a museum of gold mining heritage that also offers underground mine tours.

The Battery Hill Gold Mining and Heritage Centre is arguably top of the list of things to do in Tennant Creek, Northern Territory.

Tennant Creek tends to be an overnight stop on a longer road trip – say from Adelaide to Darwin or Cairns to Uluru. But if you’re staying the night, you might as well pop into Battery Hill.

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What is the Battery Hill Gold Mining and Heritage Centre?

The Battery Hill Gold Mining and Heritage Centre harks back to Tennant Creek’s gold rush era. It was the last Australian gold rush, and the Battery Hill Gold Mining and Heritage Centre covers life in the town between the 1930s and 1960s.

The Freedom, Fortune and Flies section collects photos, artifacts and stories from the golden days.

The McLaughlin Minerals Collection, meanwhile, brings together a wide collection of mineral specimens from Australia and elsewhere in the world.

The third section of the museum is called 100 Years of Anzac Spirit, and follows the story of a World War I serviceman who won the Victoria Cross.

Battery Hill gold mine tours

The main reason most visitors will want to come to the Battery Hill Gold Mining and Heritage Centre, however, is the underground mine tour.

These mine tours don’t run every day, so check in advance before rocking up. However, they’ll give you a greater insight into what conditions were like for Tennant Creek’s gold miners.

Battery Hill opening hours

The Battery Hill Gold Mining and Heritage Centre opening hours are 09.00 to 17.00, Monday to Friday, and 09.30 to 16.00 on weekends. For more information, visit the Battery Hill website.

Tennant Creek accommodation

Specialist Australian accommodation booking site Wotif offers Tennant Creek accommodation for from $140 a night. Check the top deals page for the best rates.

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