Mary River (Northern Territory)
The Mary River flows in the Northern Territory of Australia and is a site of the Mary River National Park. Its lower reaches form part of the Adelaide and Mary River Floodplains. It was named in 1862 by the explorer John McDouall Stuart. He named it after the daughter of his employer, James Chambers.[1]
Mary River (Northern Territory) Media
Little corellas flying at Mary River National Park
References
- ↑ Bailey, John (2006). Mr. Stuart's Track: the forgotten life of Australia's greatest explorer. Sydney, Australia: Macmillan. p. 13. ISBN 9781405037303.
Other websites
- Northern Territory Government entry on the Mary River National Park Archived 2007-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
- pdf maps of river and environs[dead link]
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