Although its appearance today is one of a small wayside stop on the highway, Barrow Creek was originally an important telegraph station and resting place for cattle drovers on the North–South Stock Route. It was also the site of an 1874 punitive expedition against the Kaytej people by police after a telegraph station master and linesman were killed during an assault by 20 Kaytej men. This attack (thought to have been a reaction to the abuse of an Aboriginal woman), is the only known planned attack on staff of the Overland Telegraph.
Visitor Information
Barrow Creek Hotel; (08) 8956 9753
