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👻 Arltunga
Abandoned gold rush settlement in Central Australia's MacDonnell Ranges


🕐 3 min read · Updated 10 Apr 2026 at 22:50
📌 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 ...

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