Imagine raising 13 kids here – they were so thankful for what they had.
HISTORIC RUINS AND REMOTE COUNTRY
Early along the Reynolds River Track, you’ ll come across the Blyth Homestead ruins, built in 1928 by the Sargent family as an outstation to their Stapleton Station lease. With 13 children, the older siblings were tasked with running cattle and working the nearby tin mine, often living rough with minimal supplies and basic tools.
Life was brutally tough and, in 1937, tragedy struck when Dick Sargent suffered a severe axe wound to the heel while upgrading cattle yards. Despite being taken to Darwin, he died from his wound, a heartbreaking reminder of the isolation they endured.
The family kept the homestead going until the early 1960s, before it was eventually abandoned. Today, the weathered structure still stands, and interpretive signs share their story of hardship, resilience, and outback spirit, a powerful stop before the waterfalls and river crossings ahead.
They grow tall out here!
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