Spencer & Gillen

A journey through Aboriginal Australia

Alice Springs, Northern Territory

Notes

Spencer and Gillen record the Arrernte name for the locality of the Alice Springs Telegraph Station as either 'Chauritchi’ or 'Tchauritji'. Chauritchi is described as "a rocky hill close to Alice Springs" (NTCA, 1899: 326) Brooks notes that the area where Charles Creek meets the Todd River is known as Tyuretye (Sometimes spelt Choritja) and is regaded as the real central point of Mparntwe" (1991:14) T.G.H. Strehlow (1971:770) notes Tjoritja as the "original name for Alice Springs."

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Place Details

Specific Location
Alice Springs
State
Northern Territory
Indigenous Name
Tchauritji
Latitude
-23.67200086
Longitude
133.8899517
Totems

Fieldwork

  • Spencer and Gillen Expedition 1901-02
  • Horn Expedition 1894