Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Mary River is a large river system in South East Queensland, Australia. The river rises at Booroobin in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, west of Landsborough. From its source, the Mary River flows north through the towns of Kenilworth, Gympie, Tiaro and Maryborough before emptying into the Great Sandy Strait, a passage of water between the mainland and Fraser Island, near the town of River Heads, 17 km (11 mi) south of Hervey Bay.The river's catchment covers an area of 9,595 km2 (3,705 sq mi) and is bounded by the Conondale, Jimma and Burnett Ranges. Major tributaries of the Mary River include Tinana Creek, Munna Creek, Obi Obi Creek, Yabba Creek, Wide Bay Creek and the Susan River.The endangered Mary River Turtle (Elusor macrurus) lives in the river. Other marine life native to the river include the Queensland Lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) and the endangered Mary River Cod (Maccullochella mariensis). Significant vulnerable and endangered species that live in the river also include endangered Giant Barred Frog, Cascade Tree Frog and Coxen's Fig Parrot and the vulnerable Tusked Frog, Honey Blue-eyed Fish, the Richmond Birdwin Butterfly and the Illidge's Ant-blue Butterfly. Saltwater Crocodiles are occasionally seen in the upper reaches of the river, with one notable 3.5 m crocodile being known to live in the river since April 2012. Although the official range for Saltwater Crocodiles stops near Gladstone, it is widely regarded that the Mary River is the most southerly range limit for crocodiles. The river was traditionally named Moocooboola by local Aborigines (the Kabi Kabi people). The river was named Wide Bay River on 10 May 1842 by early European explorers, Andrew Petrie and Henry Stuart Russell. The official name was changed on 8 September 1847 (prior to Queensland becoming a separate colony) by Charles Augustus FitzRoy, then Governor of New South Wales, to Mary River — after his wife Lady Mary Lennox (15 August 1790 to 7 December 1847).It is also a historical Australian river that contains gold as was first discovered in Gympie by James Nash.. }
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- Mary_River_(Queensland) abstract "The Mary River is a large river system in South East Queensland, Australia. The river rises at Booroobin in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, west of Landsborough. From its source, the Mary River flows north through the towns of Kenilworth, Gympie, Tiaro and Maryborough before emptying into the Great Sandy Strait, a passage of water between the mainland and Fraser Island, near the town of River Heads, 17 km (11 mi) south of Hervey Bay.The river's catchment covers an area of 9,595 km2 (3,705 sq mi) and is bounded by the Conondale, Jimma and Burnett Ranges. Major tributaries of the Mary River include Tinana Creek, Munna Creek, Obi Obi Creek, Yabba Creek, Wide Bay Creek and the Susan River.The endangered Mary River Turtle (Elusor macrurus) lives in the river. Other marine life native to the river include the Queensland Lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) and the endangered Mary River Cod (Maccullochella mariensis). Significant vulnerable and endangered species that live in the river also include endangered Giant Barred Frog, Cascade Tree Frog and Coxen's Fig Parrot and the vulnerable Tusked Frog, Honey Blue-eyed Fish, the Richmond Birdwin Butterfly and the Illidge's Ant-blue Butterfly. Saltwater Crocodiles are occasionally seen in the upper reaches of the river, with one notable 3.5 m crocodile being known to live in the river since April 2012. Although the official range for Saltwater Crocodiles stops near Gladstone, it is widely regarded that the Mary River is the most southerly range limit for crocodiles. The river was traditionally named Moocooboola by local Aborigines (the Kabi Kabi people). The river was named Wide Bay River on 10 May 1842 by early European explorers, Andrew Petrie and Henry Stuart Russell. The official name was changed on 8 September 1847 (prior to Queensland becoming a separate colony) by Charles Augustus FitzRoy, then Governor of New South Wales, to Mary River — after his wife Lady Mary Lennox (15 August 1790 to 7 December 1847).It is also a historical Australian river that contains gold as was first discovered in Gympie by James Nash.".