Mary_River_(Western_Australia)

Mary River (Western Australia)

Mary River (Western Australia)

River in Western Australia


Mary River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

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The headwaters of the river rise south of Mount Angelo, approximately 25 km south of Halls Creek. The river then flows in a westerly direction through Oollumarra Soak and discharges into Margaret River, of which it is a tributary.

Mary River has nine tributaries, including Laura River, Willy Willy Creek, Garden Creek, Hangman Creek and Janet Creek.

The river was named in 1884 when the area was explored by a government survey party led by Harry Johnston, who named it after his mother, Mary Johnston (1822–1893), a daughter of Marshall Waller Clifton and Elinor Bell.

The traditional owners of the areas around the river are the Djaru and Konejandi peoples.[3]


References

  1. "Bonzle Digital Atlas – Map of Mary River". 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  2. "History of river names – M". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  3. "AusAnthrop Australian Aboriginal tribal database". 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2012.

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