Mataranka, Northern Territory
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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.
Near the town is located 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, Aeneus 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.
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/mataranka.html
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