Pine Creek is a town in the Katherine region of the Northern Territory, Australia. According to the 2001 Australian census 665 people live in Pine Creek. Katherine, with a population of around 7,500 is a town situated 320 km south east of the city of Darwin in the federal Northern Territory of Australia. ... Motto: None Nickname: ? Other Australian states and territories Capital Darwin Government Administrator Chief Minister Const. ...

The town was founded in 1870 during the construction of the Overland Telegraph line from Adelaide to Darwin, in 1871 workers digging holes for the telegraph line found gold in the soil, triggering another Australian gold rush. The Northern Territory Railway was built between Pine Creek and Darwin, reaching Pine Creek in 1889 but closing in 1976. Pine Creek Goldfields Limited opened an open-cut gold mine in the region in 1985; however, the mine is currently inactive. 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Australian Overland Telegraph Line was completed in 1872 linking Australia with the rest of the world. ... Adelaide is the capital city of the Australian state of South Australia. ... Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, and is a city of 108,039 people on Australias far north-western coastline. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... The Australian gold rushes started in 1851 when prospector Edward Hargraves discovered gold near Bathurst, New South Wales, at a site Hargraves called Ophir. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the year. ...