Katherine NT Australia Video Clips.
CARAVAN Trip 2007 Katherine is a town 320 kilometers south-east of Darwin in the "Top End" of the Northern Territory, Australia. In the 2001 census had a population of 6488 Katherine Located in a promised land for grazing and agricultural future, the city is the most important source of economic gold often, but declined following the closure of the mine at Mt Todd. There is increasing tourism and the RAAF Base Tindal, 17 km southeast of the city is also a contribution to the economy. The city has severalChurches, sports clubs, parks, a manicured golf course and an amusement park. The famous and spectacular Katherine Gorge Nitmiluk National Park, near the town has many cave paintings. These are often flooded during the "rainy season", as the river rise 18 feet in the narrow passage. The park offers many activities such as camping, swimming, fishing (lures only), sightseeing, kayaking, sailing and bush walks. The city is named after the daughter of a givenJohn McDouall Stuart sponsor who has seen the area in 1862. The original inhabitants of the region around the Jawoyn, Dagoman Wardaman and language groups to which they belong. Built environment Springvale Homestead, built in 1879, is the oldest original farm in the Northern Territory. The cottage was originally developed by Alfred Giles, a former Overland Telegraph linesman managed, but it is now open to visitors. The Old Katherine Railway Station is another historic attraction serving meat Vesteys Jobswhile ...
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