The Pioneer River is a river in North Queensland, Australia. The 120-kilometre long river flows through the city of Mackay. Captain John Mackay and his party were the first Europeans to discover the river in 1860. Mackay named it Mackay River after his father, George Mackay of Uralla in New South Wales. However, when George Bowen, the Governor o…
The Pioneer River is a river in North Queensland, Australia. The 120-kilometre long river flows through the city of Mackay. Captain John Mackay and his party were the first Europeans to discover the river in 1860. Mackay named it Mackay River after his father, George Mackay of Uralla in New South Wales. However, when George Bowen, the Governor of Queensland, visited on HMS Pioneer in October 1862, the name was changed to Pioneer River.
Country: Australia
State: Queensland
Region: North Queensland
Cities: Mackay, Marian
Source: Pinnacle Ranges, Pioneer Valley, Eungella Dam
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