Adelaide House Museum — Attraction in Alice Springs

This is a must see, along with the neighbouring Uniting Church. It gives an excellent context behind the founding of 'the Alice', the Flying Doctor, and School of the Air.

It shows how early pioneers dealt with the complexities of living and working in Central Australia, and provides a good understanding of the role of The Rev Dr Flynn and the Presbyterian Church of Australia in opening up Central Australia as well as caring for the comminities around Alice Springs and throughout northern Australia.

It is an eye-opener for...

Very interesting place built in 1926, it was the first hospital in Alice Springs and was designed by Rev. John Flynn. Apparently it is build to stand the heat and at the time was very innovative. It played a significant role in the development of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, with its engine room being the site of one of Australia's first successful outback radio experiments. The Museum has a collection of photographs, old radio equipment, maps, and...

Fascinating, a good exhibition of earlier Alice Springs history, John Flynn and the lives of both indigenous and...