Centenary Scavenger Hunt Quiz » Katherine Town Council

Stop 1: Knott’s Crossing

Flooding at Knotts Crossing would isolate the township’s early residents. How high has the river risen in the past?

A) 5 metresB) 10 metresC) 15 metresD) More than 20 metres

Flooding in Katherine

Cyclone Les in 1998 brought over 400 mm of rain in 48 hours, overwhelming Katherine, hitting the town with the worst flood in its recent history. On Australia Day, 28 years ago, the river rose to 21.3 metres, submerging the town. The date is now etched in local memory for both a moment of progress and a moment of chaos. Katherine was declared a National Disaster Area with three lives lost and 1,100 homes damaged.

How high is the river today?

Stop 2: Nitmiluk

By tradition, who inhabits the deep pools of the second Gorge?

A) BarravaB) BolungC) Nabilil

Stop 3: Maggie Brae’s Grave

How old was Billy Bray when Maggie Bray died?

A) 21B) 51C) 70D) 40

Records online

While an engraved plate and a local saying kept Maggie Bray alive in the hearts and minds of Katherine residents, today records are kept online.

To search for burial locations for loved ones at the Katherine Memorial Cemetery, you can go to:

https://apps.byond.cloud/deceased-search/83eb120a-ce4d-4cb1-d03c-d38c3a092eee

Do you have any relatives buried in Katherine? Tell us if you can find them.

Stop 4: Railway Bridge

CHALLENGE:

Railway Tce and the Railway Bridge is full of memorials from the past 100 years,

Find at least three, photograph or tell us the date and name of them.

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Stop 5: Katherine Town

CHALLENGE:

Find and photograph five historical signs or shopfronts.

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Stop 6: Take a dip!

When did Katherine get its first public swimming pool?

A) The 1950sB) In 1982C) After the year 2000