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A simple rectangular timber and steel framed building clad with asbestos cement sheeting with corrugated iron roof. The church is a special purpose building designed for the tropics (wide overhanging eaves, large banks of glass and asbestos louvres and gable vents) and applies design principles that facilitate climate control.Built in 1954, St. Barbara Catholic Church is significant to the Territory as its origin is historically connected with the uranium mining industry at Rum Jungle. The church, which was built on the site of the former 1940s Royal Australian Air Force Chapel, was constructed by Irish miners employed at Rum Jungle by the British firm George Wimpey and Co. Pty. Ltd. The church still retains much of its original features and fabric and demonstrates economic design principles....
