AUSTRALIAN TACTICAL SIGNS

Australian Vehicle Markings Part 3. (Location)

Other Corps Tactical Signs

The NTF [Northern Territory Force]( Water Buffalo on Black Background) was located in and around Darwin and "down the track" in many locations close to the Stuart Highway. (There were about 10 airfields also which had runways "on" or beside the highway with all the associated taxiways , support facilities, bunkers etc.) Places like Howard Springs, Adelaide River were existing towns and camps were set up. A series of camps were also set called "miles camps" for example 2.5 mile camp, 12 mile camp. etc all the way down the highway to Adelaide River about 67 miles from the Post Office in Darwin. 57 mile camp was just south of Coomalie Airfield which is located at the turn off to Rum Jungle (70km south of Darwin, the highway has since been re-aligned, about 1978, to remove the bends which were designed to prevent the Japanese from having long straight strafing runs at the military convoys.
The 1945 maps show the 57 mile location having 2 bores. The existing stretch of highway is still in use today and a trucking yard (animal livestock) now exists on the site, the bores are still in use. ( Information courtesy of Garry Tucker N.T.)