Dunmarra  

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Dunmarra these days is little more than a roadhouse providing fuel and other services to travellers. However it does have an interesting story behind it.

The settlement supposedly takes its name from the Overland Telegraph linesman, Dan O'Mara, who disappeared in the area. Drover Noel Healy established a cattle station here in the 1930's and found O'Mara's skeleton in the bush. The local Aboriginal peoples' attempts to say his name sounded like "Dunmarra", and that was the name Healey gave to his station.

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Getting There

• Road: The Stuart Highway is a sealed all weather road.
• Air: The closest airport is 314 km away in Katherine.
• Coach: Greyhound/McCafferty's offer a daily bus service from Darwin and Alice Springs. Closest coach terminal is in Katherine.
• There are no public transport, taxis or hire cars in Dunmarra

Location

• 314 km to Katherine
• 350 km to Tennant Creek
• 109 km to Elliott

Traveller Reviews of Dunmarra  

2 Aug 06

One of the Treasures of the N.T.

Posted by a TotalTraveller from Australia

We called into Dunmarra on our way to Darwin in our 40ft coach and had no problems with finding space. We stayed one night but decided... Read more

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