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What Australian river begins in Queensland and joins to the Murray river near Mildura in Victoria?
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What Australian river begins in Queensland and joins to the Murray near mildura in Victoria?
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What Australian river begins in Queensland and joins Murray River near Mildura in Victoria?
The river is the Darling, and it joins the Murray at Wentworth, on the Victoria-New South Wales border. The Darling itself does not start in Queensland, but its basin is in western Queensland. Its source is at Brewarinna, north of Bourke in far western NSW.
What river runs through Mildura?
The Murray River runs through Mildura.
How does Mildura get water?
They get it from the Murray Darling
When was Mildura settled?
Mildura, on the Murray River in Victoria's far northwest, was settled in 1887. The Mildura Irrigation Company was founded on 28 December 1887 by American brothers George and William Chaffey, and the first settlers arrived soon afterwards. However, the district of Mildura had already been given its name on 20 March 1858.
What are facts about Mildura?
Mildura is a city in the far northwest of the Australian state of Victoria, with a population of about 30 000. It is located on the Murray River, and was once an important port for paddlesteamers on the Murray. It is part of the district of Sunraysia, an important fruit growing area of Australia. It lies close to Mungo National Park, a vast area with significant ancient Aboriginal sites . In 2010, Mildura became Australia's first city to switch entirely from analogue to digital television transmission. The meaning of the aboriginal word Mildura is uncertain, and various sources say it means either "red earth" or "water". One source even suggests it means "sore eyes".
What four states of Australia does the Murray Darling flow through?
Queensland New South Wales Victoria South Australia
Where is Wangaratta?
Wangaratta is in the Australian state of Victoria. It is 240 kilometres northeast of Melbourne, and 67 km from the NSW border, at the point where Albury and Wodonga are on the Murray River. There is also a lesser-known Wangaratta in Queensland, about 115 km south of Townsville.
Where are plums grown in Australia?
In Australia, plums are grown in the Riverina area of New South Wales, in the friut-growing area of South Australia (e.g. Renmark, on the Murray River) and around Mildura in Victoria.
When did John Murray - Queensland politician - die?
John Murray - Queensland politician - died on 2009-01-25.
When was John Murray - Queensland politician - born?
John Murray - Queensland politician - was born on 1915-12-31.
Where is the name Hattah in NSW on the Murray Darling river?
There are two misconceptions in this question.Firstly, there is no river in Australia called the Murray-Darling. They are two separate rivers with their sources thousands of kilometres apart, and together make up the Murray-Darling river system.Secondly, Hattah is in Victoria, not New South Wales, and it is not on the Murray but slightly south of it.Hattah is located about 70 km south of Mildura.
