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  1. Murray River

    other uses Geobox River Name section name Murray River native name other name River Murray other name1 ... image size 320 image caption Lower course of the Murray River at Murray Bridge ... River tributary right1 Darling River Free fields free name free value Map section map Murray river Australia map Eng.svg map caption Map of the course of the Murray River map2 map2 caption Website website commons Murray River Footnotes The Murray River River Murray in South Australia is Australia ... and shallow. As of 2010, the Murray River system receives 58 of its natural flow. ref http thebasinplan.mdba.gov.au ... The Murray River forms part of the 3,750 kilometre 2,300 miles long combined Murray Darling Basin Murray Darling river system which drains most of inland Victoria, New South Wales, and southern ... was originally surveyed. Past this point, the Murray River is entirely within the state of South ... during the 1956 Murray River flood . The Murray River and associated tributaries support ... like the Murray short necked turtle, Murray Crayfish Murray River crayfish , broad clawed yabbies ... claw less Parataya shrimp, water rats and Platypus . The Murray River also supports fringing corridors and forests of the famous river red gum . The health of the Murray River has declined significantly .... The Murray has also flooded on occasion, the most significant of which was the 1956 Murray River ... and 0.5 million years ago the Murray River terminated in a vast freshwater lake called Lake Bungunia. Lake Bungunia was formed by earth movement that blocked the Murray River near Swan Reach, South ... Tectonic 20Upheaval title How The River Murray Was Formed publisher River Murray Urban Users Committee ... of the original Murray River channel immediately behind the fault was abandoned, and exists ... to create a natural lake. The Murray River flowed to the north around the Cadell Fault, creating the channel of the Edward River which exists today and through which much of the Murray River ...   more details



  1. Little Murray River

    Little Murray River may refer to Little Murray River New South Wales , an anabranch of the Murray River, Australia to the north Little Murray River Victoria , an anabranch of the Murray River, Australia to the south geodis ...   more details



  1. Murray River (disambiguation)

    The Murray River is a major river in the Australian states of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. Murray River may also refer to Murray River Western Australia , a minor river in Western Australia Murray River, New Zealand , a minor river on Stewart Island Rakiura of New Zealand Murray River, Prince Edward Island , a town in Canada Murray River British Columbia , a river in the Peace River Country of northeastern British Columbia, Canada geodis ...   more details



  1. Little Murray River (Victoria)

    Infobox River river name Little Murray River image name image size caption origin Victoria Australia Victoria mouth basin countries Australia length elevation mouth elevation discharge watershed The Little Murray River is a river of the state of Victoria Australia Victoria in Australia . It is an anabranch of the Murray River beginning near Fish Point, Victoria and reentering the Murray near Swan Hill, Victoria Swan Hill . It and the Murray enclose Pental Island, Victoria Pental Island . Two bridges cross the river to Pental Island at Swan Hill in the west, and on Fish Point Road at Fish Point in the east. Little Murray River is one of two anabranches of the Murray with the same name the other Little Murray River New South Wales Little Murray River encloses Campbells Island, New South Wales . See also List of rivers of Australia References Reflist Rivers of Victoria coord 35 25 S 143 38 E display title region AU type river source GNS enwiki Victoria geo stub Category Rivers of Victoria Australia Category Murray River de Little Murray River Victoria ...   more details



  1. Murray River (New Zealand)

    Infobox river river name Murray River image name image size caption origin mouth Foveaux Strait basin countries New Zealand progression length elevation mouth elevation discharge watershed river system left tribs right tribs The Murray River is a minor river on Stewart Island Rakiura of New Zealand . ref LINZ 2431 Murray River 2010 04 23 ref It enters the Foveaux Strait sea on the eastern side of the island. References reflist coord 46.781583 167.997527 region NZ type river display title Category Rivers of the Southland Region Southland geo stub ...   more details



  1. Murray River Flag

    Use dmy dates date March 2011 File Murray River Flag Upper .svg 250px thumb File FIAV 000100.svg 20px Flag Ratio 1 2 Upper Murray River Flag File Murray River Flag Lower .svg 250px thumb File FIAV 000100.svg 20px Flag Ratio 1 2 Lower Murray River Flag The Murray River Flag is flown from paddle steamers ... the waters of the Murray Darling river system. Little is known about the flag s early history but it may have originated as far back as 1850 when the formation of the Murray River League was announced ... ref RW Beddome, founder of the League, enthused Up with the Murray flag. ref name slsa.sa.gov.au http www.slsa.sa.gov.au murray content didYouKnow flag.htm ref No fragments of the original Murray River Flag are known to exist and two variants have passed down to the present day. History The earliest recorded reference to the Murray River Flag was at Goolwa to honour the first paddlesteamer to go into service on the Murray River . The Mary Ann , built by three brothers William, Thomas and Elliot Randell, began her voyage from Mannum downstream to Goolwa on 4 March 1853. The Murray River Flag ..., the Murray River Flag. blockquote It is believed that the blue bars represent the four major rivers that run into the Murray River , the Murrumbidgee River Murrumbidgee , Lachlan River Lachlan and the Darling River Darling . ref name rivermurrayshop.com.au The design bears a strong resemblance to other ... Colonial Flag for Australia . Modern Usage Today the Murray River is represented by two flags, each flag similar but based on different interpretations of the original description. The Upper Murray Flag has darker blue bands on its flag, representing the darker waters of the river s upper reaches. This design was also the house flag of the Murray River Steam Navigation Co. which suggests that it is a lineal ... Murray Flag , used predominantly in South Australia, is distinguished by the use of pale blue bands representing the lighter coloured water of the lower reaches of the Murray. ref name rivermurrayshop.com.au ...   more details



  1. Murray River Queen

    The Murray River Queen is an Australian paddle steamer built at Hindmarsh Island in 1974 as a luxury passenger cruise boat. She is a tourist boat carrying passengers on the Murray River in South Australia . For many years, her home port was Goolwa, South Australia Goolwa where she offered week long cruises operated by her builders, the Veenstra family. She was the first of several large boats built by the Veenstras for the Murray River, they later also built the M.V. Murray Explorer and PS Murray Princess . Her home port is now Waikerie, South Australia , where she operates regular 2 and 4 night cruises. When not cruising she is available for static accommodation. Registration Registration Opened 1979 Registration Closed Current Registered Number 385271 Owner at time of registration Murray River Queen Pty Ltd. Measurements Engine 205 Hp Diesel Dimensions Length 156.36, Breadth 26, Depth 7.7 feet Tonnage 878.97 Construction Steel References Nofootnotes date February 2008 cite book last Marshal first Brian authorlink coauthors year 1988 title Paddle boats of the Murray Darling River System publisher Mercury Publishing location id cite web last first authorlink coauthors year url http www.postcards.sa.com.au features murray river queen.html title Murray River Queen In the Riverland region of South Australia work Postcards from South Australia Channel Nine television show publisher World Wide Web Architects Pty Ltd accessdate 2007 07 17 External links cite web last first authorlink coauthors year url http www.murrayriverqueen.com.au title Waikerie Murray River Queen format work publisher accessdate 2007 07 17 Category 1974 ships Category Paddle steamers of Australia Category Passenger ships of Australia Category Ships built in Australia ...   more details



  1. Murray River National Park

    Infobox protected area of Australia name Murray River National Park iucn category II image Australia Locator Map.svg caption locator x 186 locator y 172 nearest town or city Berri, South Australia Berri coordinates Coord 34 23 13 S 140 32 23 E area 130.96 km established 1991 visitation num visitation year managing authorities Department for Environment and Heritage official site http www.environment.sa.gov.au parks riverland parks.html murray k Murray River National Park Murray River is a national park in South Australia Australia , 186  km east of Adelaide, Australia Adelaide . See also Protected areas of South Australia Links http www.parks.sa.gov.au parks sanpr murray river npklf index.htm Lyrup Flats National Parks of South Australia Category National parks of South Australia Category Protected areas established in 1991 SouthAustralia geo stub SouthAustralia protected area stub es Parque Nacional R o Murray ...   more details



  1. Murray River (Western Australia)

    Infobox River river name Murray River image name Murray River Pinjarra Bridge .jpg caption Pinjarra Bridge over the Murray River. ca 1900 1910 origin Mount Keats mouth Peel Harvey Estuary basin countries ... rainfall of 1,300 mm year. The first of the two major tributaries, the Hotham River starts its journey near Narrogin, Western Australia Narrogin . The other major tributary is the Williams River Western Australia Williams River which starts between Williams, Western Australia Williams and Narrogin. These two tributaries are the main rivers which drain the eastern wheat belt. The Murray River ... tributary, the Dandalup River joins the Murray a short distance downstream of Pinjarra. This section is known as the lower Murray and is navigable in small boats. The river then flows across the sand ... Australia Baldivis , sighted a river in the distance. This was later named the Serpentine River Western Australia Serpentine River which is to the north of the Murray and for some time was confused ... winds, they sailed north out of the estuary without exploring the western shore where the Murray River ... Harvey estuary on the 28 November 1829. From there they explored the Murray River delta which .... This was the first actual encounter with the Murray River and was named by James Stirling Australian ... the upper limit of navigable water along the Murray River. It also had a natural ford for travellers ... settlement seemed to be limited to no further south that the Murray River grants, partly because ... River tribe. The following year a formal truce was made between the Murray River and the Swan River ... maps.bonzle.com c a?a p&cmd sp&p 213513&st &s Murray 20River title Bonzle Digital Atlas Map of Murray River year 2009 accessdate 2009 03 19 ref mouth elevation sea level discharge watershed The Murray River is a river in the southwest of Western Australia which played a significant part in the expansion ... of British settler s at the Swan River Colony in 1829. The river is one of the few major rivers in close ...   more details



  1. 1956 Murray River flood

    flow of the river. The flood was and still is considered the biggest flood in the recorded history of the River Murray and described as the greatest catastrophe in South Australia s history ref name sauni http www.unisa.edu.au news media2002 130902.htm The greatest River Murray flood eclipses ... http www.slsa.sa.gov.au 1956floods 1956 River Murray Flood at State Library of South Australia http ... Murray River Flood Category Murray River Category History of New South Wales Category History of Victoria Australia Category History of South Australia Category 1956 in Australia Murray River flood Category 1956 floods Murray River flood Category Floods in New South Wales Category Floods in Australia pl Pow d nad rzek Murray 1956 ... Australia Mannum , Murray Bridge, South Australia Murray Bridge , Mildura, Victoria Mildura , Nangiloc ... than average rainfalls in Western Queensland and heavy rains in the proceeding three months in Murray catchment areas ref name pastfloods http www.slsa.sa.gov.au murray content dwindlingRiver floodsDroughtsIntro.htm ..., New South Wales Menindee Lakes were constructed to store high flows from the Darling River ... ABC title 1956 Murray Flood accessdate 2007 09 12 work ref Mildura Image Lock11FloodMarker.jpg right thumb Flood markers at Lock 11, Mildura. The second red marking from the top is where the river ... at Mildura, indicating the height the river reached in 1956. Additional markers are to be erected at various locations along the river from Wentworth to Colignan. ref name floodmarkers http www.abc.net.au ... and Murray Rivers, erected a statue in 1959 in honour of the Massey Ferguson Fergie Ferguson ...   more details



  1. File:Murray river red.jpg

    Summary River redgums growing along side the Murray River at Echuca, Victoria, Australia. This photo is taken only a short distance from the Barmah state forest, the largest forest of redgum in the world. The trees in the water grew during the 1998 drought thinking that they were on suitable land, as the river level rose they drowned a common end for E. camaldulensis. Licensing GFDL self with disclaimers migration relicense ...   more details



  1. Belfast-Murray River

    Infobox Canadian provincial riding name Belfast Murray River province Prince Edward Island legislature Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island image Belfast Murray River.PNG member type Member of the Legislative Assembly MLA party colour Liberal member Charlie McGeoghegan member party Prince Edward Island Liberal Party Liberal census date 1996 pop election date 2007 electors area popdens created cdivision muns Belfast Murray River is a provinces and territories of Canada provincial electoral district Canada electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island , Canada . Created mostly from 4th Kings , part of 5th Kings and a small part of 4th Queens in 1996. It was formerly named Murray River Gaspereaux from 1996 to 2007. Members The riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly border 1 cellpadding 4 cellspacing 0 style border collapse collapse bgcolor CCCCCC   Member Party Term Canadian politics party colours Progressive Conservatives row Pat Binns Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative 1996 2007 Canadian politics party colours Liberal row Charlie McGeoghegan Prince Edward Island Liberal Party Liberal 2007 present Note Binns resigned on 30 August 2007 Election results class wikitable style background color E9E9E9 colspan 6 Belfast Murray River provincial by election, 2007 Belfast Murray River by election October 15, 2007 style background color E9E9E9 colspan 2 style width 230px Party style width 170px Candidate style width 40px Votes style width 40px style width 40px Canadian politics party colours Liberal row style width 200px Prince Edward Island Liberal Party Liberal Charlie McGeoghegan align right 1,259 align right 54.95 align right 14.14 Canadian politics party colours PC row style width 200px Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative ... links http www.electionspei.ca provincial proposed district 4 Belfast Murray River information ...   more details



  1. List of crossings of the Murray River

    kml The Murray River in south eastern Australia has been a significant barrier to land based travel and trade. This article lists and briefly describes all of the recognised crossing points. Many of these had also developed as river port s for transport of goods along the Murray. Now almost every significant town along the river has a bridge or vehicle carrying cable ferry nearby. The crossings are listed in order starting from the Murray Mouth and proceeding upstream. South Australia class wikitable ... and Lake Albert, South Australia Lake Albert Example bgcolor E0FFFF File Murray River ferry, Wellington ..., New South Wales Tocumwal 1895 originally a road rail bridge Example File Murray River Tocumwal.JPG ... Bridge over Murray River url http www.rta.nsw.gov.au cgi bin index.cgi?action heritage.show&id 4301068 ... the Murray River commonscat Cable ferries on the Murray River List of Australian ferries Category Bridges in Australia Murray Category Transport in New South Wales Murray Category Bridges in Victoria Australia Murray Category Crossings by river Murray Category Crossings of the Murray River ... AU name Swanport Bridge Murray Bridge, South Australia Murray Bridge 1979 At the end of the South Eastern Freeway Example File MurrayBridge3.JPG 150px Murray Bridge coord 35 06 55 S 139 16 48 E type landmark region AU name Murray Bridge Murray Bridge, South Australia Murray Bridge 1927 rail 1879 ... 150px Kingston on Murray bridge coord 34 13 37 S 140 21 59 E type landmark region AU name Kingston on Murray bridge Kingston on Murray, South Australia Kingston on Murray 1969 Sturt Highway A bridge ... Victoria and New South Wales The south bank of the river forms the border between these two states and former colonies, so in many cases there is a town on each side of the river. If two towns ..., 8 tonne 8.8  t load limit Example File Swan hill bridge murray river.jpg 150px Swan Hill Bridge ... Example 1961 Connects the Indi homestead in NSW to the Upper Murray Road. Steel girder, with concrete ...   more details



  1. River Murray Football League

    The River Murray Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Murray Bridge, South Australia Murray Bridge region of South Australia , Australia. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League . In 2007 the Jervois Football Club won their fourth consecutive League Premiership when they defeated the Imperial Football Club for the second consecutive year. 2004 to 2007 was a golden era for the Jervois Football Club, but they were unable to win 5 in a row in 2008, with the Rambler Football Club winning their first premiership since 1987 after defeating Mypolonga. Ramblers won their 2nd premiership in 3 years in 2010 with victory over Mannum. Current clubs Imperial Football Club last premiership 2009 Jervois Football Club last premiership 2007 Mannum Football Club last premiership 2003 Meningie Football Club last premiership 2001 Mypolonga Football Club last premiership 1994 Rambler Football Club last premiership 2010 Tailem Bend Football Club last premiership 2000 Former clubs Border Downs Football Club 195? 1991 Murray Bridge Redlegs Football Club 1983 2005 Border Downs Tintinara Football Club 1992 2001 Nairne Bremer Football Club 1992 1997 Monteith Football Club ? Callington Football Club ? Palmer Football Club ? Bremer Football Club ? Brief history The River Murray Football League was formed originally as the River Murray Football Association in 1931. League Premiers 2010 Ramblers 13.10 88 defeated Mannum 9.16 70 2009 Imperials 22.15 147 defeated Mannum 12.8 80 2008 Ramblers 15.15 105 defeated Mypolonga 10.9 69 2007 Jervois 11.8 74 defeated Imperials 10.10 70 2006 Jervois 19.10 124 defeated Imperials 16.10 106 2005 Jervois 26.17 173 defeated Tailem Bend 5.8 38 2004 Jervois 10.12 72 defeated Imperials 8.7 55 2003 Mannum ... Club http www.rmfl.com.au index.php?id home River Murray Football League Aussie Rules in South Australia ... Bend 19.19 133 defeated Murray Bridge Redlegs 14.10 94 1994 Mypolonga 18.9 117 defeated Imperials ...   more details



  1. Murray River, Prince Edward Island

    Location map PEI lat 46.01696 long 62.61550 caption Location of Murray River in Prince Edward Island Image MurrayRiver.jpg thumb left 180px Murray River Murray River is a Canada Canadian village Kings County, Prince Edward Island Kings County Prince Edward Island . Located in the province s South Eastern corner, Murray River is bisected by a river of the same name. The town is located at the end of navigation on the river and hosts a small wharf for fishing and recreational vessel. the late Senator Dr. Lorne Bonnell 1923 2006 comes from Murray River. Phoenix Coyote Brandon Gormley grew up in Murray River. External links http www.gov.pe.ca placefinder index.php3?cgndb BABVP&formattype &city Murray 20River Government of PEI profile PEI coord display title name Murray River 46 01 0 N 62 37 0 W type city region CA PE Category Communities in Kings County, Prince Edward Island PEI geo stub fr Murray River le du Prince douard ...   more details



  1. Little Murray River (New South Wales)

    Infobox River river name Little Murray River image name image size caption origin New South Wales mouth basin countries Australia length elevation mouth elevation discharge watershed The Little Murray River is a river of the state of New South Wales in Australia . It is an anabranch of the Murray River beginning near Barham, New South Wales and reentering the Murray near Gonn Crossing in Victoria, Australia Victoria . It and the Murray enclose Campbells Island, New South Wales Campbells Island which forms part of the Campbells Island State Forest. It is one of two anabranches of the Murray with the same name the other Little Murray River Victoria Little Murray River encloses Pental Island, Victoria . See also List of rivers of Australia References cite web url http www.gnb.nsw.gov.au name search?transaction savefile&placename &status ASSIGNED&designation RIVER&lga None&map &parish title List of placenames ASSIGNED as RIVERs work Geographical Names Register GNR of NSW publisher Geographical Names Board of New South Wales accessdate 2008 06 07 coord 35 31 S 144 00 E display title region AU type river source GNS enwiki NewSouthWales geo stub Category Rivers of New South Wales de Little Murray River New South Wales ...   more details



  1. Deep River (David Murray album)

    Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Deep River Type Album Artist David Murray jazz musician David Murray Cover Deep River David Murray album .jpg Released 1988 Recorded January, 1988 Genre Jazz Length Label DIW Producer Reviews Allmusic class album id r144493 rating 3 5 Last album Ballads David Murray album Ballads br 1988 This album Deep River br 1988 Next album Spirituals David Murray album Spirituals br 1988 Deep River is an album by David Murray jazz musician David Murray released on the Japanese DIW label. It was released in 1988 and features seven quartet performances by Murray with Fred Hopkins , Dave Burrell and Ralph Peterson Jr. . Track listing Jazz Is Back Butch Morris Morris 7 11 Home 10 03 M Bizo 10 52 Theme 2A 11 14 Dakar Dance 5 30 Mr. P.C. John Coltrane Coltrane 12 44 Deep River Traditional 5 54 All compositions by David Murray except as indicated Personnel David Murray jazz musician David Murray tenor saxophone Dave Burrell piano Fred Hopkins bass Ralph Peterson Jr. drums Category 1988 albums Category David Murray albums Category DIW Records albums ...   more details



  1. Murray River Curly Coated Retriever

    Murray River Curly Coated Retriever Association www.mrccr.org Original research date November 2008 File Three Murray River Curly Coated Retrievers.jpg right thumb 300px The Murray River Curly Coated Retriever ... as a working duck dog in the 19th century. It takes its name from the Murray River , the major river in South Eastern Australia where it originated from. The Murray was popular as a retriever and a duck ... they came from the Murray River in New Zealand. ref name origin cite web publisher P.Mathis ... accessdate 2008 06 23 ref While there may be some Murray River Curlies in NZ their origin ... group MRCCR ref name MRCCR cite web publisher Yahoo Pet Groups title MRCCR Murray River ... 2010 the Murray River Curly Coated Retriever Association was established. Their mission is To Preserve and Promote the Murray River Curly Coated Retriever . http www.mrccr.org www.mrccr.org . The Association ... of the Murray River Curly Coated Retriever. Murrays were developed around the mid 19th century by duck hunters in the Murray River region of Australia. A special type of dog was needed to retrieve ducks ... Water Spaniel s, brought here by American captains employed on the Murray River steamers in the 19th ..., the Murray River Curly Coated Retriever is now a breed unto itself in Australia. Characteristics Murray River Curly Coated Retrievers have a brown or liver curly coat. The colour helps them blend ..., dry environment. The Murray River region often experiences temperatures in the high 30s to low ... are considering purchasing. ref name schah cite web publisher J.Schahinger title Murray River Curly ... Origin.html. Retrieved 2008 06 23. Murray River Curly Coated Retrier . http groups.yahoo.com group MRCCR Murray River Curly Coated Retriever . J.Schahinger. http members.optusnet.com.au schahingerlane ... Origin.html accessdate 2008 06 23 cite web publisher J.Schahinger title Murray River Curly ... dogs became less popular. Today it can be found in all states of Australia. The Murray Curly ...   more details



  1. Belfast-Murray River provincial by-election, 2007

    A provincial by election was held in Prince Edward Island on October 15, 2007 to fill the vacancy in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly riding of Belfast Murray River . It was called by Premier of Prince Edward Island Premier Robert Ghiz on September 17, 2007. ref name byelection http www.cbc.ca canada prince edward island story 2007 09 18 byelection call.html Ghiz calls byelection for former Binns district , CBC News , September 18, 2007 ref The by election was caused by the decision of PC MLA and former Premier Pat Binns to resign after he was appointed ambassador to the Republic of Ireland by Stephen Harper , following his election loss in the Prince Edward Island general election, 2007 2007 provincial election . The Liberal candidate was Charlie McGeoghegan , who had come within 400 votes of defeating Binns in the provincial election. ref name byelection The PC candidate was chosen on September 21, 2007, while both the NDP and the Greens had announced their candidates, as well a former Liberal ran as an independent. ref http www.cbc.ca canada prince edward island story 2007 09 26 clarey declares.html Clarey to run as independent in Belfast Murray River , CBC News , September 26, 2007 ref ref http www.cbc.ca canada prince edward island story 2007 09 27 ndp byelection.html NDP announce byelection candidate , CBC News , September 27, 2007 ref Results class wikitable style background color E9E9E9 colspan 6 Belfast Murray River by election, 15 October 2007 style background color E9E9E9 colspan 2 style width 230px Party style width 170px Candidate style width 40px Votes style width 40px style width 40px Canadian politics party colours Liberal row style width 200px Prince Edward Island Liberal Party Liberal Party Charlie McGeoghegan align right 1,259 align right 54.95 align right 14.14 Canadian politics party colours PC row style width 200px Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party Progressive Conservative Party Darlene Com ...   more details



  1. File:Deep River (David Murray album).jpg

    Summary album cover fur REQUIRED Article Deep River David Murray album Use Infobox HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Source AMG ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Name Deep River Artist David Murray Label DIW Graphic Artist Item Type Website Owner Commentary OVERRIDE FIELDS Description Portion Low resolution Purpose Replaceability other information Licensing Non free album cover ...   more details



  1. Melbourne, Mount Alexander and Murray River Railway Company

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Main Railways in Melbourne The Melbourne, Mount Alexander and Murray River Railway Company was a railway company in Victoria Australia Victoria , Australia . It was established on 8 February 1853 to build a railway from Melbourne to Echuca, Victoria Echuca on the Victorian NSW border, as well as a Williamstown railway line, Melbourne branch railway to Williamstown , but struggled to make any progress. On 23 May 1856, the colonial Government took over the Company and it became part of the newly established Railway Department, which was part of the Board of Land and Works, and which in 1859 became Victorian Railways . British engineer George Christian Darbyshire was made the first Engineer in Chief for the Railways Department, and supervised the design and construction works until his replacement by Thomas Higginbotham in 1860. FormerVictorianRailCompanies DEFAULTSORT Melbourne, Mount Alexander And Murray River Railway Company Category Defunct railway companies of Australia Melbourne rail stub ...   more details



  1. Des Moines River Township, Murray County, Minnesota

    Infobox settlement official name Des Moines River Township, Minnesota settlement type Township United States Township nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps pushpin map Minnesota pushpin label position left the position of the pushpin label left, right, top, bottom, none pushpin map caption Location within the state of Minnesota pushpin mapsize image map mapsize map caption image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location coordinates display inline,title coordinates region US MN subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Minnesota subdivision type2 List of counties in Minnesota County subdivision name2 Murray County, Minnesota Murray Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref Imperial area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 93.3 area land km2 92.2 area water km2 1.1 area total sq mi 36.0 area land sq mi 35.6 area water sq mi 0.4 Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total 182 population density km2 2.0 population density sq mi 5.1 General information timezone North American Central Time Zone Central CST utc offset 6 timezone DST CDT utc offset DST 5 elevation footnotes elevation m 452 elevation ft 1483 latd 43 latm 58 lats 25 latNS N longd 95 longm 31 longs 59 longEW ... System GNIS feature ID blank1 info 0663971 GR 3 website footnotes Des Moines River Township is a township in Murray County, Minnesota Murray County , Minnesota , United States . The population was 182 ... of those sixty five or over. Politics Des Moines River Township is located in Minnesota s 1st congressional ... Farmer Labor Party Democrat . At the state level, Des Moines River Township is located in Minnesota ... . References reflist Murray County, Minnesota Category Murray County, Minnesota Category Townships ...   more details



  1. Murray

    Murray may refer to TOCright People with the name Murray Murray surname see that page for a list of people with the surname. Murray Ball , New Zealand cartoonist Murray Deaker , New Zealand sports broadcaster Murray Head , English singer and actor Murray Leinster American author Murray McCully , New Zealand politician Murray Mexted , New Zealand rugby union player Murray Rothbard , American economist, individualist anarchist, and author Murray Smith New Zealand Murray Smith , New Zealand politician Murray Sawchuck, magician on America s Got Talent season 5 Fictional characters Murray Slaughter , a regular character in The Mary Tyler Moore Show Murray, a Minor characters in Monkey Island Murray the Demonic Talking Skull demonic talking skull in the Monkey Island game series Murray Sly Cooper , also known as The Murray , a character in the Sly Cooper video game series Flight of the Conchords TV series Main cast Murray Hewitt , band manager and New Zealand Deputy Cultural Attach in the Flight of the Conchords TV series Murray, a Muppet character on the television show Sesame Street see List of characters in Sesame Street Rick Murray , a character in Degrassi The Next Generation Places United States Murray, California , in Kings County Murray, Lassen County, California Murray, Indiana Murray, Iowa Murray, Kentucky Murray, Nebraska Murray, New York Murray, Utah Murray City, Ohio Murray County, Georgia Murray County, Minnesota Murray County, Oklahoma Murray Hill disambiguation , several locations Murray Isle in the Thousand Islands region of New York Lake Murray California , in San Diego Lake Murray Oklahoma Lake Murray South Carolina Port Murray, New Jersey Australia Murray River , a major river in Australia Murray Darling Basin , which drains one seventh of Australia Division of Murray , an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives in Victoria Murray Bridge, South Australia Murray Island, Queensland Murrays Road , Logan City, Queensland Murray Street ...   more details



  1. Murray valley

    Murray valley may refer to the Murray River valley the electoral district of Murray Valley See also Murray Valley Highway . disambig ...   more details



  1. Murray crayfish

    s and several upland impoundments, and to relatively low altitudes in the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers historically its distribution extended throughout the southern Murray Darling Basin however fishing pressure and environmental change has resulted in the species no longer being found in the Murray River downstream of Mildura . Like all Euastacus species, Murray crayfish prefer cool, fast flowing ... Environment ACT. http www.environment.act.gov.au Files actionplans14.pdf ACTION PLAN No.14, Murray River ...Taxobox name Murray crayfish image Australian Cherax.jpg status DD status system iucn3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a subphylum Crustacean Crustacea classis Malacostraca ordo Decapoda familia Parastacidae genus Euastacus species E. armatus binomial Euastacus armatus binomial authority Eduard von Martens Von Martens , 1866 The Murray crayfish , Euastacus armatus , is a species of freshwater crayfish endemic ecology endemic to Australia that belongs to the family Parastacidae . The Murray crayfish has the largest geographic range biology range of any of the Euastacus crayfish in Australia, being found in the Murray River Murray and Murrumbidgee River Murrumbidgee Rivers as well as many of their tributaries. Murray crayfish are also known as Murray River crayfish , Murray crays , freshwater crays , spiny freshwater crays , spinies and in the Wagga Wagga region of southern New South Wales ... 2 kg in weight the Murray crayfish is considered the second largest freshwater crayfish species in the world after the Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish . Murray crayfish have large white claw s and a dark ... s until they hatch in summer. Murray crayfish feed predominantly on decaying aquatic plant matter but will also eat dead animals. If kept with live fish and snails they will eat these too The range of the Murray ... season in which the species can be taken start of May to the end of August . Murray crayfish ... file 36073 Fishing for Murray Crayfish in NSW Primefact 4.pdf Prime Fact 4 Fishing for Murray crayfish ...   more details




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