Territory Stories

Wesley's Visit to Murwangi

Details:

Title

Wesley's Visit to Murwangi,

Creator

Wesley-Smith, Robert,

Collection

Working in the NT, StoryNT,

Date

0000-00-00,

Location

Glyde River,

Description

In 1977, Rob Wesley-Smith from the Animal Industry and Agriculture Branch visited Murwangi, on the edge of the Arafura Swamp near the junction of the Glyde and Goyder Rivers. During the trip Wes collected seeds from the local native palm, the Corypha elata. Wes gave them to George Brown who planted them in the Darwin Botanic Gardens and there is a stand of them there today (May 2019). Wes took photographs and documented his trip which looked at the country, cattle and people of Murwangi.,

File type

appliction/pdf,

Use

No Approval given, StoryNT Agreement,

Copyright owner

Wesley-Smith, Robert,

Access

View only under StoryNT agreement,

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/755604,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/766273