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Daly Waters, Katherine Region, NT - Holiday Activities, Tours, Attractions - Where to Go, What to See and Do
Listed Below are the Daly Waters - Holiday Activities, Tours, Attractions - Find where to Go, what to See and Do.Daly Waters is situated near the junction of the Carpentaria and Stuart Highways, about 275 km south of Katherine and 620 km south of Darwin. Daly Waters is renowned for the popular Daly Waters Pub, that boasts a wonderful collection of outback Australia and local heritage memorabilia and many humorous items. Historically, Daly Waters is renowned for being Australia`s first international airfield, a stop-over for the 1926 London to Sydney air race and it was also a WWII air field and base Visitors can see the original hangar built by Qantas near the township. Located about 1 km north of the town is Stuart`s Tree, which is supposed to have been marked with a letter 'S' by John McDouall Stuart during long journey attempting to cross Australia from south to north in 1861-2. Stuart called the area near the springs he found on his last attempt to cross the continent, after Sir Dominick Daly, the Governor of South Australia at the time. Stuart`s last attempt to cross the continent was successful and he arrived at the northern coast close to the site of modern day Darwin on 24 July, 1862. There is a wide range of fascinating attractions and activities for tourists to enjoy in the area.
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