Mataranka, Northern Territory
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| Mataranka Northern Territory |
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| Population: | 461 (2001 census) |
| Postcode: | 0852 |
| Location: | |
| LGA: | Mataranka Community Government Council |
| State District: | Daly |
| Federal Division: | Lingiari |
Mataranka is a community of approximately 400, in the Top End region of Australia's Northern Territory. The town is located approximately 420 km (260 mi.) southeast of the territorial capital, Darwin, and 107 km (66 mi.) south from Katherine. At the 2001 census, Mataranka had a population of 461.[1]
The town is located near Roper River and Mataranka Hot Springs. This area is the setting for Jeannie Gunn's autobiographical account of the year 1902, We of the Never Never. The homestead, which she shared with her husband, Aeneas Gunn, until his death, has been reconstructed near to the hot springs.
The Mataranka Station is part of the Katherine Rural College of Charles Darwin University.
[edit] World War II
The Australian Army set up No. 42 Australian Camp Hospital near Mataranka. The 10th Australian Advanced Ordnance workshops camped in buildings made from paper bark trees and serviced wrecked and damaged vehicles. An ammunition depot was also in the locality.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (19 November 2002). Community Profile Series : Mataranka (L) (Urban Centre/Locality). 2001 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved on 2007-06-30.
[edit] External links
- http://www.auinfo.com/mataranka-Northern-Territory.html
- http://www.smh.com.au/news/Northern-Territory/Mataranka/2005/02/17/1108500201643.html
- http://www.wilmap.com.au/nt/mataranka.html
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