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Katherine, town, north-central Northern Territory, Australia. It lies along the Katherine River at the junction of the Victoria Highway and the Stuart Highway, approximately 170 miles (270 km) southeast of Darwin. The Katherine River was explored in 1862 by John McDouall Stuart, who named it for the daughter of one of his patrons. The town began as a repeater station for the Overland Telegraph Line, which reached the site in 1871. During World War II, Katherine was a military base. At that time vegetables were grown along the river for troop supplies. The wartime exigency formed the basis for intensive ...(100 of 243 words)

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