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Emungalan Wheel Rim Shrinkage Pit - NT

Emungalan Wheel Rim Shrinkage Pit

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Position

DEG: -14.45223 132.247803

DMS: 14º 27' 8.03" S 132º 14' 52.09" E

UTM: 53 L 8400479mN 203278mE

Altitude: 108.31m

Address & Contact

116 Stuart Hwy
Emungalan NT 0850

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Information

The Wheel Rim Shrinkage Pit was constructed in about 1917 adjacent to the blacksmith's shop in the township of Emungalan on the northern side of the Katherine River.
The Wheel Rim Shrinkage Pit was a crude forge used by a blacksmith to heat and expand iron tyres prior to them being fitted to wooden wagon wheels. Once fitted, the iron tyre was quenched with water thus shrinking it and forming a tight fit around the wheel. The Wheel Rim Shrinkage Pit marks the spot where the township of Emungalan developed as a result of the extension of the North Australia Railway from Pine Creek to the northern side of the Katherine River. The pit is one of a few items of physical evidence of the town's existence. It is a tangible reminder of the role wagons, drays and buggies played in the early exploration and settlement of the Territory and is a direct link to our early transport system.

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Tindal at 02/05:00am CST

Distance from Emungalan Wheel Rim Shrinkage Pit 16.49km SE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
18.6°C	17.7°C	73%	13.7°C	1012.7hPa	0.0mm	SE	11km/hr 6knots	13km/hr 7knots

Closest Climatic Station

Katherine Aviation Museum

Distance from Emungalan Wheel Rim Shrinkage Pit 2.94km E

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	34.6	33.9	34.2	34.0	32.1	30.1	30.4	32.3	35.8	37.7	37.4	35.9
Mean Min. °C	24.2	23.9	23.1	20.8	16.8	13.8	13.0	14.6	20.1	23.7	24.6	24.5
Mean Rain mm	261.9	243.7	207.3	45.9	5.0	0.4	1.1	1.7	6.8	33.2	88.1	223.9