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The Victoria River was first explored by Europeans in 1839 when Captain J. C. Wickham arrived at its mouth in the HMS Beagle. He named the river after Queen Victoria. Such was the slowness of exploration of the Territory that it wasn't until sixteen years later that Sir Augustus Charles Gregory (after whom the local hotel is named) sailed from Moreton Bay to explore the estuary of the river. With a crew of eighteen and a number of scientists, Gregory sailed up the Victoria River and then explored Sturts Creek for 500 km before it disappeared into the desert.
In 1879 Alexander Forrest crossed the Victoria River on his journey from the Western Australian coast to the Overland Telegraph Line. Four years later settlement occurred with the establishment of the huge cattle stations at Victoria Downs and Wave Hill.
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Ipomoea graminea
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The Victoria River was first explored by Europeans in 1839 when Captain J. C. Wickham arrived at its mouth in the HMS Beagle. He named the river after Queen Victoria. Such was the slowness of exploration of the Territory that it wasn't until sixteen years later that Sir Augustus Charles Gregory (after whom the local hotel is named) sailed from Moreton Bay to explore the estuary of the river. With a crew of eighteen and a number of scientists, Gregory sailed up the Victoria River and then explored Sturts Creek for 500 km before it disappeared into the desert.
In 1879 Alexander Forrest crossed the Victoria River on his journey from the Western Australian coast to the Overland Telegraph Line. Four years later settlement occurred with the establishment of the huge cattle stations at Victoria Downs and Wave Hill.
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Ipomoea graminea
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Old Victoria River Crossing Camp
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FFPtilotus calostachyus
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FFPtilotus exaltatus
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FFPurple-crowned Fairy-wren Malurus coronatus Male
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FFSesbania cannabina
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FFSpur-throated Locust Austracris guttulosa
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FFStreptoglossa odora
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FFStringybark Eucalyptus tetrodonta
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FFTribulus terrestris L. sensu lato
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FFTribulus terrestris
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FFTrichodesma zeylanicum
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FFVictoria River
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FFVictoria River Escarpment
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FFVictoria River Escarpment Valley
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FF FFEarly Morning Victoria River
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