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Chambers Bay is located within the federal division of [[Division of Lingiari|Lingiari]], the Northern Territory electoral division of [[Electoral division of Nelson (Northern Territory)|Nelson]] and the local government area of the [[Litchfield Municipality]].<ref name=AEC/><ref name=NTEC/> |
Chambers Bay is located within the federal division of [[Division of Lingiari|Lingiari]], the Northern Territory electoral division of [[Electoral division of Nelson (Northern Territory)|Nelson]] and the local government area of the [[Litchfield Municipality]].<ref name=AEC/><ref name=NTEC/> |
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Chambers Bay is important in Australian history as the area where [[John McDouall Stuart]]'s successful [[John McDouall Stuart#Sixth expedition (Crossing of Australia)|sixth expedition]] (crossing Australia south to north) terminated on 24 July 1862.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5793289 |title=Royal Geographical Society |newspaper=[[The Advertiser]] |volume=LVI |issue=17,084 |location=South Australia |date=18 July 1913 |access-date=12 May 2023 |page=12 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Its location was marked by initials "JMDS"<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60537561 |title=McDouall Stuart's Tree |newspaper=[[The Register (Adelaide)]] |volume=LXXXIV |issue=22,522 |location=South Australia |date=15 January 1919 |access-date=12 May 2023 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> carved on a tree, later replaced by an iron post. The Royal Geographical Society raised funds for an obelisk but demurred at the cost of transport and voted to leave that detail to the Northern Territory Government.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5412477 |title=The McDouall Stuart Expedition |newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)]] |volume=LV |issue=17,050 |location=South Australia |date=9 June 1913 |access-date=12 May 2023 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
Chambers Bay is important in Australian history as the area where [[John McDouall Stuart]]'s successful [[John McDouall Stuart#Sixth expedition (Crossing of Australia)|sixth expedition]] (crossing Australia south to north) terminated on 24 July 1862.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5793289 |title=Royal Geographical Society |newspaper=[[The Advertiser]] |volume=LVI |issue=17,084 |location=South Australia |date=18 July 1913 |access-date=12 May 2023 |page=12 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Its location was marked by initials "JMDS"<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60537561 |title=McDouall Stuart's Tree |newspaper=[[The Register (Adelaide)]] |volume=LXXXIV |issue=22,522 |location=South Australia |date=15 January 1919 |access-date=12 May 2023 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> carved on a tree, later replaced by an iron post. The Royal Geographical Society raised funds for an obelisk but demurred at the cost of transport and voted to leave that detail to the Northern Territory Government.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5412477 |title=The McDouall Stuart Expedition |newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)]] |volume=LV |issue=17,050 |location=South Australia |date=9 June 1913 |access-date=12 May 2023 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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| Chambers Bay Northern Territory | |
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  Chambers Bay | |
| Coordinates | 12°13′00″S 131°35′02″E / 12.2167°S 131.584°E[1] |
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) |
| Location | 100 km (62 mi) E of Darwin |
| Territory electorate(s) | Nelson[2] |
| Federal division(s) | Lingiari[3] |
Chambers Bay is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 100 kilometres (60 mi) east of the territory capital of Darwin, between Cape Hotham and Point Stuart headland. The bay is over 50 km long; a shallow shelving beach lined with mangroves, running east–west for most of its extent. It has no significant rivers or towns.
Chambers Bay is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the Northern Territory electoral division of Nelson and the local government area of the Litchfield Municipality.[3][2]
History
Chambers Bay is important in Australian history as the area where John McDouall Stuart's successful sixth expedition (crossing Australia south to north) terminated on 24 July 1862.[4] Its location was marked by initials "JMDS"[5] carved on a tree, later replaced by an iron post. The Royal Geographical Society raised funds for an obelisk but demurred at the cost of transport and voted to leave that detail to the Northern Territory Government.[6]
The bay was named for James and John Chambers, who provided most of the finance for Stuart's attempts to cross the continent.[7]
References
- ^ Readers Digest Atlas of Australia.
- ^ a b "Division of Nelson". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Royal Geographical Society". The Advertiser. Vol. LVI, no. 17, 084. South Australia. 18 July 1913. p. 12. Retrieved 12 May 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "McDouall Stuart's Tree". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXIV, no. 22, 522. South Australia. 15 January 1919. p. 6. Retrieved 12 May 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The McDouall Stuart Expedition". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. LV, no. 17, 050. South Australia. 9 June 1913. p. 5. Retrieved 12 May 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The McDouall Stuart Expedition". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. LV, no. 17, 050. South Australia. 9 June 1913. p. 5. Retrieved 12 May 2023 – via National Library of Australia.