Kine, kin and country: the Victoria River district of the Northern Territory 1911-1966

Riddett, Lyn Anne

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Kine, kin and country: the Victoria River district of the Northern Territory 1911-1966

Date

1988-03

Authors

Riddett, Lyn Anne

Publisher

James Cook University of North Queensland

Abstract

From their very first point of contact with the Victoria River District Europeans wrote with absolute certainty about the economic potential of the area. Large open black soil plain country covered with Mitchell and Flinders grasses; permanent water holes in the Dry and full fast-flowing creeks and rivers during the Wet; these natural features were observed and noted.