It started as an ambitious, almost impossible dream – to construct an entire mining township in one of the most far-flung, tropical parts of Australia.
Five decades later, after a lifetime of prosperity digging up bauxite — along with some serious controversy over land rights — the Rio Tinto town of Nhulunbuy in the remote Northern Territory turned 50 this year, with a big celebration on its oval.
In late August, the Nhulunbuy Corporation gathered some of Arnhem Land's most beloved musical products, headlined by ARIA Hall of Famers Yothu Yindi, constructed a world-class stage and brought the town together for a huge birthday concert.
