At its peak Newcastle Waters was a vital stop for drovers taking thousands of cattle from as far as Western Australia's Kimberley on a 1,500-kilometre journey to Queensland.A small school remains for Aboriginal communities in the region, but there are no residents.One of the most notorious routes was the Murranji Track, a treacherously remote 234-kilometre trip from Top Springs to Newcastle Waters Recently a convoy of nearly 70 people travelled to Newcastle Waters to celebrate the centenary of its selection as capital.Among them were long-time Territorians, such as Mr Steele, NT Administrator David Connolly and ministers in the NT government.As for why the decision to make Newcastle Waters a capital city did not stick, Krafty has a simple explanation."Probably no money; decisions made in Canberra often don't resonate here in the Territory even to this day," he says."That actual act of parliament was rescinded five years later.By the end of the 60s, the NT's road network had improved drastically, and road trains became the preferred mode of transport for cattle.The stock routes were no longer needed, and the town's fate was sealed.But if Krafty has his way, Canberra's big dreams for Newcastle Waters could finally be realised, just a century later than planned.