Coniston, Northern Territory

Coniston, Northern Territory

Coniston, Northern Territory, Australia is a cattle station in central Australia.

Coniston is best known as the site of the Coniston massacre, which was the last known massacre of Indigenous Australians, in August 1928.

Coniston is still a working cattle station, and has been [http://www.nt.gov.au/dpifm/Minerals_Energy/MakeTheSwitch/Content/File/FactSheet_Coniston.pdf featured] by the Northern Territory government for its introduction of a 6.4 kW solar power station.


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