A Darling discovery
In 1829 explorers Charles Sturt and Hamilton Hume were the first Europeans to view and/or discover the darling river. It was named after the Governor of New South Wales, Sir Ralph Darling. On 4 November 1828 Sturt received approval from Governor Darling to explore the Macquarie River area. The courses of the Macquarie, Bogan and Castlereagh rivers had been followed into western New South Wales, where they discovered the Darling River
Third longest Australian river
The darling river is the third longest river in Australia, measuring 1545 kilometres. Re-calculated in September 2008 by Geoscience Australia using data from the National Topographic DatabaseIt is important to note that the new lengths are still only approximations, because they have been measured from a cartographic representation of the rivers, rather than the actual rivers.
The darling river is totally unique from all other rivers in Australia and the world.
It’s beautiful red river gums, large steep earthy banks, amazing fish, beautiful birds and abundant wildlife, can never be forgotten, once encounted.
For many the darling river is their darling, and they can never truly rest till their back under it's beauty and/or presence!
The darling river can nourish and refresh your inner being, and give you many answers to life. Just sit or lay quietly on it’s bank, and problems or life’s difficulties that you thought you have, can sometimes become easily fixed and/or insignificant, in the scale of the bigger picture!
Where is the darling?
The darling river is the third longest river in Australia, measuring 1545 kilometres. Re-calculated in September 2008…
Where does the water come from?
The Darling River drains Queensland’s Darling Downs via the Condamine-Balonne and Warrego rivers. This catchment is representative of a large…
Biodiversity and Vegetation
The Darling Riverine Plains bioregion occupies a total area of approximately 10,652,242 hectares in northern NSW and southern ..
Explorers
In 1828 the explorer Charles Sturt and Hamilton Hume were sent by the Governor of New South Wales, Sir Ralph Darling, to investigate the course of the Macquarie River. He discovered the Bogan River and then, early in 1829, the upper Darling, which he named after the Governor.
In 1835, Major Thomas Mitchell travelled a 483 km portion of the Darling River. Although his party never reached the junction with the Murray River he correctly assumed the rivers joined.
In 1835, Major Thomas Mitchell travelled a 483 km portion of the Darling River. Although his party never reached the junction with the Murray River he correctly assumed the rivers joined.
Indigenous Australians
Brewarrina was also the location of inter-tribal meetings for Indigenous Australians who speak Darling and live in the river basin. Ancient fish traps in the river provided food for feasts. These heritage listed rock formations have been estimated at more than 40,000 years old making them the oldest man-made structure on the planet.
