Tindal was operational
Sure was.
Bit off topic but, I spent a few hours playing cricket on the tarmac while waiting for approval to land at Darwin. I had a load of Wollies employees from BNE who had to get the Wollies store operational. The store had its own generator and getting it up and running was the first item on the list.
Sleeping in front of the cold dairy cabinet on a camp stretcher that night was immeasurably better than sleeping in the tent in the carpark.