👻 Arltunga
Abandoned gold rush settlement in Central Australia's MacDonnell Ranges
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: MacDonnell Ranges, 100 km east of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
- Established: 1887 following alluvial gold discovery
- Peak population: approximately 300 residents
- Abandoned: early 1900s as accessible gold deposits depleted
Arltunga is a ruined gold rush settlement in the MacDonnell Ranges that documents a brief but intensive episode ...