Daly Waters, Northern Territory
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The front of the famous Daly Waters Pub
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| Coordinates | 16°15′12″S 133°22′9″E / 16.25333°S 133.36917°ECoordinates: 16°15′12″S 133°22′9″E / 16.25333°S 133.36917°E |
| Population | 50 (est.) |
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Daly Waters (16°15′12″S 133°22′09″E / 16.25333°S 133.36917°E, 212 metres above sea level) is a small town in the Northern Territory in Australia, about 620 kilometres south of Darwin at the intersection of the Savannah Way and the Stuart Highway.
The area's traditional owners, the Jingili people, believe the Dreaming tracks of the Emu and the Sun travelled through here on their way to the southern parts of the Northern Territory.
The name Daly Waters was given to a series of natural springs by John McDouall Stuart during his third attempt to cross Australia from south to north, in 1861-2. Stuart named the springs after the new Governor of South Australia, Sir Dominick Daly.
Stuart's first attempt, in 1860, had reached Tennant Creek. The second, in early 1861, pushed further north but again Stuart turned back. The third journey left Adelaide in October 1861 and reached Daly Waters on 28 May. The party had been pushing through difficult lancewood scrub and harsh terrain at a little over a kilometre a day. This journey was successful, reaching the north coast near modern Darwin on 24 July 1862. Stuart's Tree has an 'S' carved into it by Stuart during his journey.
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