Corella Creek

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Corella Creek
State : AustraliaAustralia Australia
State : Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Northern Territory
Coordinates : 18 ° 22 ′  S , 135 ° 51 ′  E Coordinates: 18 ° 22 ′  S , 135 ° 51 ′  E
Height : 220  m
Time zone : ACST (UTC + 9: 30)
Corella Creek (Northern Territory)
Corella Creek
Corella Creek

Corella Creek is located in the Northern Territory in Australia about 850 kilometers southeast of Darwin and 230 km north-east of Tennant Creek at an elevation of 220 meters above sea level. The small Aboriginal settlement is the easternmost village in the Northern Territory. The Arafura Sea , part of the Indian Ocean , is about 280 km northeast.

There is a school in Corella Creek.

In 1901, bush robber and cattle thief Harry Redford drowned in Corella Creek, which was flooding . He is famous in Australia for stealing a herd of around 1000 cattle and not being convicted.

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Individual evidence

  1. Retrieved from schools.nt.edu.au ( Memento of the original from June 8, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved June 11, 2010  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.schools.nt.edu.au
  2. Copy of Harry Redford's death certificate  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on May 29, 2010@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.muttaburra.com