NTFarming
Titjikala
Pastoral workers and their families established a community near the station.
1950sA permanent settlement formed at Maryvale
WHAT STARTED IT
Families who had worked on Maryvale Station needed stable housing and services on their country.
WHAT SUSTAINED IT
Buildings and water were added in the 1960s, a school in the 1970s, and the pastoral lease passed to community ownership in 1978 before freehold title in 1987.
TURNING POINTS
1950sA permanent settlement formed at Maryvale
1960s–1970s–1978–1987Buildings and water were added in the 1960s, a school in the 1970s, and the pastoral lease passed to community ownership in 1978 before freehold title in 1987.
WHAT IT DOES NOW
A remote Central Australian community with school, health, store, art centre and pastoral connections.