6-530: Alice River may refer to: The following rivers in Queensland, Australia: Alice River (Barcoo River) , a tributary of Barcoo River Alice River (Black River) , a tributary of Black River (Queensland) Alice River (Far North Queensland) , a tributary of Mitchell River (Queensland) The following settlements in Queensland, Australia: Alice River, Queensland [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
12-605: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Alice River (Barcoo River) The Alice River in central Queensland , Australia rises on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range . The river bisects the Shire of Barcaldine , flowing in a south-westerly direction towards Isisford and its confluence with the Barcoo River . The town of Barcaldine
18-587: Is located on the Alice River. The Alice River's tributaries include Jordan Creek and Lagoon Creek. The Alice River is often dry, except after the annual summer rains. The Barcoo River forms the boundary of outback Australia with little in the way of civilization west of the Barcoo. Waters from the Barcoo and Alice Rivers flow towards Lake Eyre in Central Australia , while rivers further east join
24-733: The Murray-Darling basin and reach the sea in South Australia . The traditional owners of the area are the Iningai people. Iningai (also known as Yiningay, Muttaburra, Tateburra, Yinangay, Yinangi) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Iningai people. The Iningai language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Longreach Region and Barcaldine Region , particularly
30-428: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alice_River&oldid=837091790 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
36-486: The towns of Longreach , Barcaldine , Muttaburra and Aramac as well as the properties of Bowen Downs and catchments of Cornish Creek and Alice River. In 1846, Thomas Mitchell became the first European to see the Barcoo and Alice Rivers. The Alice River was named by Mitchell and Mitchell's name was adopted for the pastoral district and for its grass, Mitchell grass. In October 1863, Donald Cameron, his son John, together with James and William Crombie walked sheep from
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