| Rum Jungle Northern Territory | |
|---|---|
  Rum Jungle Location in Northern Territory | |
| Coordinates | 12°59′39.8″S 131°01′22.7″E / 12.994389°S 131.022972°E |
| Population | 84 (2016 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 0845 |
| LGA(s) | Coomalie Shire |
| Territory electorate(s) | Daly |
| Federal division(s) | Lingiari |
 Browns Oxide Project entry gate | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Rum Jungle Location in Australia | |
| Location | Batchelor |
| Territory | Northern Territory |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 12°59′S 131°01′E / 12.983°S 131.017°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Uranium |
| History | |
| Discovered | 1949 |
| Opened | 1950 |
| Closed | 1971 |
Rum Jungle or Unrungkoolpum is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 105 kilometres south of Darwin on the East Branch of the Finniss River and it shares a boundary with Litchfield National Park. It is 10 kilometres west of Batchelor.[2][3][4]
The joint traditional owners of this area and the Kungarakan and Warai peoples and their rights to this land are recognised in the Finnis River Land Claim which was granted in May 1981.[5][6]
The European name for this area derives its name from an incident in March 1873 when the teamsters of John Lewiss who were carting stores between Southport and Pine Creek, tapped a cask of rum and shared it with local miners from the nearby John Bull goldmine. After they drank together they woke up to find that one of the teamsters had stolen 750 ounces of gold from the miners, along with their horses, and had disappeared. Searches for the thief lasted for a number of months until the teamster and the gold were found.[7][8] The name was first used when reporting the death of Patrick Flynn in November 1873.[9]
One notable early resident who arrived in the area in 1909 was Nellie Flynn and her family; Flynn lived there until the 1970s and was a well-known identity in the area.[10][11]
It is best known as the site of a uranium deposit, found in 1949, which has been mined.[12]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rum Jungle (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "About the Kungarakan Culture & Education Association". Kungarakan Culture & Education Association. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Rum Jungle uranium mine opens | Australia's Defining Moments Digital Classroom | National Museum of Australia". digital-classroom.nma.gov.au. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Rum Jungle uranium mine". National Museum of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ Government, Northern Territory (27 March 2024). "Rum Jungle History". NT.GOV.AU. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ Australia. Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner (1982), Finniss River land claim : report, Government Printer, ISBN 978-0-644-01874-6
- ^ Beatty, Bill (2 August 1947). "There's drama & tragedy in place names". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 8. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Rum Jungle". NT Place Names Register. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Northern Territory Times". Northern Territory Times and Gazette. Vol. I, no. 4. Northern Territory, Australia. 28 November 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 5 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Nellie Flynn (Territory Women)". Territory Stories. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Nellie 'Shotgun' Flynn — the grand dame of Batchelor". ABC News. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Rum Jungle". Department of Mines and Energy. Northern Territory Government. 2013. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
