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{{Infobox Australian place| type = suburb
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| name = Tortilla Flats
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| coordinates = {{coord|13|05|50.3|S|131|10|40.1|E|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Northern Territory
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Northern Territory

| pop = 14
| pop = 14
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}
| pop_footnotes=<ref name="16census">{{Census 2016 AUS | id = SSC70265 | name = Tortilla Flats (State Suburb) | quick = on | accessdate=28 June 2017}}</ref>
| pop_footnotes=<ref name="16census">{{Census 2016 AUS | id = SSC70265 | name = Tortilla Flats (State Suburb) | quick = on | accessdate=28 June 2017}}</ref>
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| postcode = 0845
| postcode = 0845
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| lga = [[Coomalie Shire]]
| lga = [[Coomalie Shire]]
| stategov = [[Electoral division of Daly|Daly]]
| stategov = [[Electoral division of Daly|Daly]]
| fedgov = [[Division of Lingiari|Lingiari]]
| fedgov = [[Division of Lingiari|Lingiari]]

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| near-n = [[Coomalie Creek, Northern Territory|Coomalie Creek]]
| near-n = [[Coomalie Creek, Northern Territory|Coomalie Creek]]
| near-ne = [[Margaret River, Northern Territory|Margaret River]]
| near-ne = [[Margaret River, Northern Territory|Margaret River]]
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| near = Tortilla Flats
| near = Tortilla Flats
| footnotes = Adjoining suburbs<ref name="NT-atlas">{{cite web |title= Tortilla Flats |url= http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/imfPublic/imf.jsp?site=nt_atlas&qhlt=true&qsel=true&qbuf=0.005&qry=PLACE_ID=2084&qlyr=113|website=NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory |publisher=Northern Territory Government |accessdate=9 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Coomalie Community Council Localities |url=https://placenames.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/404770/Coomaliemap_000.pdf |website=Place Names Committee |publisher=Northern Territory Government |accessdate=9 May 2019}}</ref>
| footnotes = Adjoining suburbs<ref name="NT-atlas">{{cite web |title= Tortilla Flats |url= http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/imfPublic/imf.jsp?site=nt_atlas&qhlt=true&qsel=true&qbuf=0.005&qry=PLACE_ID=2084&qlyr=113|website=NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory |publisher=Northern Territory Government |accessdate=9 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Coomalie Community Council Localities |url=https://placenames.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/404770/Coomaliemap_000.pdf |website=Place Names Committee |publisher=Northern Territory Government |accessdate=9 May 2019}}</ref>

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'''Tortilla Flats''' is a rural locality in the [[Coomalie Shire]], [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]]. It is located approximately {{Convert|105|km|mi}} south east of the Territory capital [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]]. The locality is named after a farm established in 1958 by the [[Australian Government]] to conduct agricultural experiments.<ref name="placereg">NT Place Names Register [http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/placenames/view.jsp?id=19073 Tortilla Flats], [[Northern Territory Government]]</ref> It was also the site of an artillery and weapons range used by Australian and US forces during the [[Second World War]]. The land surrounding the locality is sparsely populated and mainly set aside for pastoral uses.
'''Tortilla Flats''' is a rural locality in the [[Coomalie Shire]], [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]]. It is located approximately {{convert|105|km}} south east of the Territory capital [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]]. The locality is named after a farm established in 1958 by the [[Australian Government]] to conduct agricultural experiments.<ref name="placereg">NT Place Names Register [http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/placenames/view.jsp?id=19073 Tortilla Flats], [[Northern Territory Government]]</ref> It was also the site of an artillery and weapons range used by Australian and US forces during the [[Second World War]]. The land surrounding the locality is sparsely populated and mainly set aside for pastoral uses.


==History==
==History==
During World War 2, and artillery and aerial weapons range was established to the south of the [[Coomalie Creek Airfield]] in the area now known as Tortilla Flats.<ref name="ntg lands">Department of Lands, Planning and Environment [http://www.nt.gov.au/lands/planning/scheme/documents/coomalie.pdf Coomalie Planning Concepts and Land Use Objectives] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415074705/http://www.nt.gov.au/lands/planning/scheme/documents/coomalie.pdf |date=2011-04-15 }}, [[Northern Territory Government]], 2000</ref>
During World War 2 an artillery and aerial weapons range was established to the south of the [[Coomalie Creek Airfield]] in the area now known as Tortilla Flats.<ref name="ntg lands">Department of Lands, Planning and Environment [http://www.nt.gov.au/lands/planning/scheme/documents/coomalie.pdf Coomalie Planning Concepts and Land Use Objectives] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415074705/http://www.nt.gov.au/lands/planning/scheme/documents/coomalie.pdf |date=2011-04-15 }}, [[Northern Territory Government]], 2000</ref>


The [[Tortilla Flats Research Farm]], originally known as the Upper Adelaide River Experiment Station operated from 1958-90<ref name="placereg"/> when the land was sold off to private owners. Experiments conducted here focussed on rice as a potential export crop, as well as cattle rotation techniques. Estimates based on this research in 1981 found that a land area of 45,000ha in the [[Adelaide River]] region was suited to irrigated rice production, and a potential crop yield in excess of 12,000 tonnes could be harvested annually from such activities.<ref>Airey, D.R. et al [http://www.nt.gov.au/d/Content/File/p/Tech_Bull/TB50.pdf Rice Research and Demonstration Program for the N.T. - A Protocol], 1981</ref>
The [[Tortilla Flats Research Farm]], originally known as the Upper Adelaide River Experiment Station operated from 1958-90<ref name="placereg"/> when the land was sold off to private owners. Experiments conducted here focussed on rice as a potential export crop, as well as cattle rotation techniques. Estimates based on this research in 1981 found that a land area of {{convert|45000|ha}} in the [[Adelaide River]] region was suited to irrigated rice production, and a potential crop yield in excess of {{convert|12000|tonnes}} could be harvested annually from such activities.<ref>Airey, D.R. et al [http://www.nt.gov.au/d/Content/File/p/Tech_Bull/TB50.pdf Rice Research and Demonstration Program for the N.T. - A Protocol], 1981</ref>


==Present Day==
==Present day==
Trials involving the growing of rice crops are once again being conducted in the on private farms in the vicinity. These trials are supported by the NT Department of Resources and are investigating the potential of higher crop yields gained by growing the different varieties of rice during the dry season.<ref>Curtain, C [http://www.abc.net.au/rural/nt/content/201103/s3175620.htm "Rice Trialled Again at Tortilla Flats"], [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC Rural]], 28 March 2011</ref>
Trials involving the growing of rice crops are once again being conducted in the on private farms in the vicinity. These trials are supported by the NT Department of Resources and are investigating the potential of higher crop yields gained by growing the different varieties of rice during the dry season.<ref>Curtain, C [http://www.abc.net.au/rural/nt/content/201103/s3175620.htm "Rice Trialled Again at Tortilla Flats"], [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC Rural]], 28 March 2011</ref>

To date no successful industrial scale rice farming ventures have been undertaken in the [[Coomalie Shire|Coomalie]] region or the [[Northern Territory]].


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Humpty Doo]]
* {{annotated link|Humpty Doo}}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Populated places in the Northern Territory]]
[[Category:populated places in the Northern Territory]]

Latest revision as of 00:57, 7 November 2023

Tortilla Flats
Northern Territory
Tortilla Flats is located in Northern Territory
Tortilla Flats
Tortilla Flats
Location in Northern Territory
Coordinates13°05′50.3″S 131°10′40.1″E / 13.097306°S 131.177806°E / -13.097306; 131.177806
Population14 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)0845
LGA(s)Coomalie Shire
Territory electorate(s)Daly
Federal division(s)Lingiari
Suburbs around Tortilla Flats:
Coomalie Creek Coomalie Creek Margaret River
Batchelor Tortilla Flats Margaret River
Batchelor Adelaide River Margaret River
FootnotesAdjoining suburbs[2][3]

Tortilla Flats is a rural locality in the Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, Australia. It is located approximately 105 kilometres (65 mi) south east of the Territory capital Darwin. The locality is named after a farm established in 1958 by the Australian Government to conduct agricultural experiments.[4] It was also the site of an artillery and weapons range used by Australian and US forces during the Second World War. The land surrounding the locality is sparsely populated and mainly set aside for pastoral uses.

History

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During World War 2 an artillery and aerial weapons range was established to the south of the Coomalie Creek Airfield in the area now known as Tortilla Flats.[5]

The Tortilla Flats Research Farm, originally known as the Upper Adelaide River Experiment Station operated from 1958-90[4] when the land was sold off to private owners. Experiments conducted here focussed on rice as a potential export crop, as well as cattle rotation techniques. Estimates based on this research in 1981 found that a land area of 45,000 hectares (110,000 acres) in the Adelaide River region was suited to irrigated rice production, and a potential crop yield in excess of 12,000 tonnes (12,000 long tons; 13,000 short tons) could be harvested annually from such activities.[6]

Present day

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Trials involving the growing of rice crops are once again being conducted in the on private farms in the vicinity. These trials are supported by the NT Department of Resources and are investigating the potential of higher crop yields gained by growing the different varieties of rice during the dry season.[7]

See also

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  • Humpty Doo – town in the Northern Territory, Australia

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tortilla Flats (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Tortilla Flats". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Coomalie Community Council Localities" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b NT Place Names Register Tortilla Flats, Northern Territory Government
  5. ^ Department of Lands, Planning and Environment Coomalie Planning Concepts and Land Use Objectives Archived 2011-04-15 at the Wayback Machine, Northern Territory Government, 2000
  6. ^ Airey, D.R. et al Rice Research and Demonstration Program for the N.T. - A Protocol, 1981
  7. ^ Curtain, C "Rice Trialled Again at Tortilla Flats", ABC Rural, 28 March 2011
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