Larrimah, Northern Territory

The Big Stubby


Larrimah is a tiny hamlet in the Northern Territory of Australia, approximately 158 kilometres southeast of Katherine and 428 kilometres southeast of Darwin. It has a population of 11. It is built along the Stuart Highway. It was the railhead on the North Australia Railway during World War II. It is the home of the Big Stubby, a large replica of a Darwin Stubby beer bottle.

It was visited in an episode of Dom Joly's Happy Hour.

The town's pub was originally 9 km south in Birdum, but was moved when Larrimah became the end of the railway.

In December 2017, Larrimah resident Paddy Moriarty and his dog Kellie went missing. Authorities are treating the case as a homicide. According to The New York Times, "the main road through town has long been notorious for murders and mysterious disappearances, including a British backpacker who vanished" in 2001.[1]

World War II

The 8th Australian Staging Camp, built by the Australian Army, was set up in Larrimah for troops making the journey by road from Adelaide before transferring onto rail at Larrimah siding for the rest of the journey to Darwin. No. 45 Australian Camp Hospital was also set up at Larrimah by the Australian Army.

Larrimah's fuel station burnt down in October 2009 so no fuel is available there. The closest fuel available is 76 kilometres north at Mataranka, or 100 kilometres south at Daly Waters. There is a Northern Territory Fire & Rescue unit stationed there to attend motor vehicle accidents and local bush & grass fires.

References

  1. ↑ Williams, Jacqueline (11 August 2018). "In a Town of 11 People, Mysterious Disappearance Turns Neighbor Against Neighbor". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

Coordinates: 15°34′S 133°12′E / 15.567°S 133.200°E / -15.567; 133.200

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