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Exploitation

The killing of large crocodiles was a noteworthy event throughout the colonial period.

Distribution of saltwater crocodiles, 2010

Australia

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21 August 2013

Location

Australia

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21 August 2013

G.J. W. Webb, S.C. Manolis and M.L. Brien, Saltwater Crocodile Crocodylus porosus. Pp. 99-113 in Crocodiles. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. Third Edition, ed. by S.C. Manolis and C. Stevenson. Crocodile Specialist Group: Darwin, 2010

The distribution of saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus). Despite their name large numbers of saltwater crocodiles are found in rivers and billabongs throughout northern Australia. Saltwater crocodiles grow to a maximum length of seven metres and at times attack human beings. The species spreads beyond the limits of the Australian continent and is found in the Torres Strait, New Guinea and parts of Asia.

Reproduced in G.J. W. Webb, S.C. Manolis and M.L. Brien, Saltwater Crocodile Crocodylus porosus. Pp. 99-113 in Crocodiles. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. Third Edition, ed. by S.C. Manolis and C. Stevenson. Crocodile Specialist Group: Darwin, 2010

Distribution of Australian freshwater crocodiles, 2010

Australia

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21 August 2013

Location

Australia

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21 August 2013

G.J.W. Webb and S.C. Manolis, Australian Freshwater Crocodile Crocodylus johnstoni. Pp. 66-70 in Crocodiles. Status Survey and
Conservation Action Plan. Third Edition, ed. by S.C. Manolis and C. Stevenson. Crocodile Specialist Group: Darwin

The distribution of freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus johnsoni) across northern Australia. Freshwater crocodiles live in fresh and slightly salty water – they are able to survive living in saltwater but they are not able to live with saltwater crocodiles. They grow to a maximum length of three metres and do not kill humans. The species is native to Australia and its range does not extend beyond the continent.
Reproduced in G.J.W. Webb and S.C. Manolis, Australian Freshwater Crocodile Crocodylus johnstoni. Pp. 66-70 in Crocodiles. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. Third Edition, ed. by S.C. Manolis and C. Stevenson. Crocodile Specialist Group: Darwin, 2010

Crocodile hunting

Crocodiles are a notable feature of life in North Queensland, but despite their fearsome reputation, their numbers have been curtailed by human activities, from hunting to tourism.

Lock the gate, Queensland, 2012.

Gas flare, Roma, c1962. Postcard by Murray Views Pty Ltd, Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland

Open cut coal, Moura, 1965. Slide by Richard Hopkins, Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland

Dragline Moura Mine, 1982

Status Exploration Program, Dawson River, 1991

14 January 2013

Queensland Department of Mines and Resources, Queensland Digital Exploration Reports Online

Status Exploration Program, Dawson River, 1991. This map shows the Dawson River and Hillview wells located directly in the vicinity of the 1976 wells (Moura, Kinma and Carra located in centre map). Dawson River would be the site of the first production of coal seam gas from a vertical well in Australia. From MIM Holdings Limited, ‘Well Completion Report: MIH Dawson River A1,’ 1991, company report 25317_1,Queensland Department of Mines and Resources, Queensland Digital Exploration Reports Online.

Broadmeadows Methane Gas Field, 1989

14 January 2013

Queensland Department of Mines and Resources, Queensland Digital Exploration Reports Online.

Broadmeadows Methane Gas Field, 1989. The Broadmeadows field was a significant pilot program in the coal seam gas industry in the late 1980s in far North Queensland. This map shows the intensity of the drilling program that occurred over successive years from 1987 to 1989. The Broadmeadows field became an exemplary field to promote further investment and development in the industry prior to production in the early 1990s. From North Queensland Energy Pty Ltd, ‘Well completion reports Broadmeadows No.’s: 1A, 9, 11, 12, 13,’ 1989, company report 21939, Queensland Department of Mines and Resources, Queensland Digital Exploration Reports Online.