Haunted Tree Bore - NT

This site was used as a. cattle camp for drovers who sometimes encountered trouble whilst camped here with their stock. The cattle always seemed to be spooked although there was no apparent reason for it, hence the name Haunted Tree Bore. Bores like this one essential sources of water in land that receives less than 300m of rain on average each year. Bores were scattered throughout the station and water was originally pumped to the surface usind wind power. Now pumps are powered by diesel engines, and underground water is still used to supply the ranger station. The bore and water tank that sat here were destroyed by the same flood that inundated the station homestead in 2000.