Ali Curung
Aboriginal community in the Northern Territory, Australia
Ali Curung (Kaytetye: Alekarenge; formerly Warrabri) is an Indigenous Australian community in the Barkly Region of the Northern Territory. The community is located 170 km (106 mi) south of Tennant Creek, and 378 km (235 mi) north of Alice Springs. At the 2021 census, the community had a population of 394.
History
The community was established as an Aboriginal reserve under the Northern Territory Aboriginals Act 1910 in 1956 by the Welfare Branch of the Northern Territory Administration when the water supply at the Phillip Creek settlement north of Tennant Creek was exhausted. Two bores were drilled during 1954, buildings were constructed during 1955, and the residents of Phillip Creek were transported to Warrabri in mid 1956. The settlement was officially opened on 23 September 1958. It was managed by a superintendent and other non-Indigenous staff. Accommodation for the white staff consisted of Riley Newsum buildings, Bellevue pre-cut houses and Nissen huts. Administrative functions were housed in Nissen and Romney huts. Aboriginal residents initially built shacks from corrugated iron and bush timber.
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