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River in Northern Territory, Australia
of Australia. Formed by the confluence of the Waterhouse River and Roper Creek, the Roper River rises east of Mataranka in the Elsey National Park and flows
Roper_River
Creole language developed in Australia from an English-pidgin
Australian Kriol, also known as Roper River Kriol, Fitzroy Valley Kriol, Australian Creole, Northern Australian Creole or Aboriginal English, is an English-based
Australian_Kriol
Indigenous Australian artist
Victorian Church Missionary Society in 1908. It was officially known as the Roper River Mission and focused on establishing industrial, agricultural, educational
Djambu_Barra_Barra
Town in the Northern Territory, Australia
pronunciation: [ŋʊkur]), formerly Roper River Mission (1908−1968), is a remote Aboriginal community on the banks of the Roper River in southern Arnhem Land, Northern
Ngukurr
Ayaiga was of the Alawa language group in the Roper River region. He worked as a police tracker at Roper Bar Police Station and as a stockman at Nutwood
Ayaiga
Extinct subspecies of bird
superciliaris" from the Roper is probably either a case of mistaken locality or a hoax. "Drymodes superciliaris colcloughi – Roper River Scrub-robin". SPRAT
Roper_River_scrub_robin
Pastoral lease in the Northern Territory, Australia
the Augustus Charles Gregory expedition from Victoria River to Queensland via the Roper River. The lease was taken up by Abraham Wallace in 1879, and
Elsey_Station
Pastoral lease in Northern Territory, Australia
east of Mataranka and 98 kilometres (61 mi) north east of Larrimah. The Roper River flows through the property and acts as the southern boundary of Moroak
Moroak
Highway in the Northern Territory
Highway 7 kilometres south of Mataranka, and runs east along the Roper River via Roper Bar to Ngukurr. Its length is 206 kilometres. From Ngukurr the road
Roper_Highway
Town in the Northern Territory, Australia
are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. The town is located near Roper River and Mataranka Hot Springs. This area is the setting for Jeannie Gunn's
Mataranka,_Northern_Territory
Topics referred to by the same term
Roper is a craftsman who makes ropes; a ropemaker. It may also refer to: Roper, North Carolina, USA Roper River, Northern Territory, Australia Roper (surname)
Roper
River in Northern Territory, Australia
Strangways River is a tributary of the Roper River east of Elsey, Northern Territory, Australia. The river was named in 1862 by the Scottish explorer
Strangways_River
English writer and translator (1505–1544)
Margaret Roper (née More; 1505–1544) was an English writer and translator. Roper, the eldest daughter of Sir Thomas More, is considered to have been one
Margaret_Roper
Aboriginal Australian artist
and estimates range from 1916 to 1933. She was born and raised at the Roper River Mission, now the Ngukurr community, an Anglican mission in Southern Arnhem
Gertie_Huddleston
River in Northern Territory, Australia
between the Roper River and Towns River catchments to the north and west, the McArthur River catchment to the south and the Rosie River catchment to
Limmen_Bight_River
River in the Northern Territory of Australia
The Wilton River is a large perennial river, and tributary of the Roper River located in the Katherine region of the Northern Territory, Australia. It
Wilton_River
Australian bushman and inspiration for Crocodile Dundee (1954–1999)
The couple lived at Urapanga Station, an Aboriginal outstation on the Roper River about 483 kilometres (300 mi) south of Darwin. Over the next several
Rod_Ansell
during the Holocene epoch. These figures exclude dubious taxa like the Roper River scrub robin (Drymodes superciliaris colcloughi) and possibly extinct
Fauna_of_Australia
Ethnic group
extended from the southern tributaries of the Roper River upstream from the mouth of the Hodgson River west to Roper valley; south to Mason Bluff (Mount Mueller)
Alawa_people
2016 British television spy thriller series
dealer Richard Roper. Tom Hiddleston as Jonathan Pine, a former military officer and hotel night manager seeking to bring down Richard Roper Hugh Laurie
The Night Manager (British TV series)
The_Night_Manager_(British_TV_series)
ludovicianus) 1910 Slender-billed grackle (Quiscalus palustris) After 1910 Roper River scrub robin (Drymodes superciliaris colcloughi) (nomen dubium) Possibly
List of bird extinctions by year
List_of_bird_extinctions_by_year
English explorer (1824 – 1895)
after him, all by explorer Ludwig Leichhardt: Ropers Peak in the Peak Range, in Central Queensland Roper River, which runs east through the Northern Territory
John_Roper_(explorer)
Town in the Northern Territory, Australia
explore the Roper River was Ludwig Leichhardt in 1845 as he made his way from Moreton Bay to Port Essington. Leichhardt crossed the river at Roper Bar, a rocky
Roper_Bar,_Northern_Territory
Aboriginal people of the Northern Territory of Australia
tidal reaches of the Roper River to an area close to the mouth of the Hodgson River. The southern extension ran to the Limmen Bight River. The eastern flanks
Marra_people
River in the Northern Territory of Australia
The Hodgson River is a tributary of the Roper River between Roper Bar and Ngukurr, Northern Territory, Australia. The river is in the Limmen National
Hodgson_River
Australian Aboriginal leader (died 1909)
King Bob (? – February 1909), was a member of the Marra people from the Roper River region in the Northern Territory of Australia. He became a prominent
Gajiyuma
Australian Gapuwiyak artist
After living in Mainoru for four years, she moved to the Roper River area. She lived in Roper River for eight years. During this time of her life, she became
Lucy_Wanapuyngu
River in Northern Territory, Australia
is situated between the Roper River catchment to the north and west and the Limmen Bight River catchment to the south. The river has a mean annual outflow
Towns_River
Indigenous Australian Artist
Johnson grew up attending a primary school at the Roper Valley Station before their family moved to Roper Bar where her father had gotten a job at the police
Amy_Jirwulurr_Johnson
Locality in the Northern Territory, Australia
overlanded to the Northern Territory, for the men working on the line at Roper River, by Ralph and John Milner. Near Wauchope Creek 900 sheep died after eating
Barrow Creek, Northern Territory
Barrow_Creek,_Northern_Territory
English-based Australian pidgin
creolized forming Australian Kriol in the Northern Territory at the Roper River Mission in Ngukurr, where missionaries provided a safe place for Indigenous
Port_Jackson_Pidgin_English
American diversified industrial company
1957, Roper sold his stove business to Florence Stove Co. of Kankakee, Illinois. The stoves continued to operate under the name George D. Roper, despite
Roper_Technologies
Australian artist
South-Eastern Arnhem Land near Ngukurr, the former territory of the Roper River Mission. In the 1950s, Riley began working as a stockman and laborer
Ginger_Riley_Munduwalawala
Australian travel agency
Australian Securities Exchange in 2000 via a reverse takeover of Roper River Resources NL. Roper River Resources NL became Webjet NL on 18 April 2000, and Webjet
Webjet
Traditional Australian musical instrument
made a recording in Borroloola of Jemima Wimalu, a Mara woman from the Roper River, proficiently playing the didgeridoo. In 1995, musicologist Steve Knopoff
Didgeridoo
and was one of the first group of Aboriginal people to arrive at the Roper River Mission (now Ngukurr). Aboriginal people sought refuge at the mission
James_Japanma
Capital city of Northern Territory, Australia
This fish thrives in the Daly River, Moyle River, Roper River, Anson Bay, Mary River, and South and East Alligator River. Blue-water fishing is also available
Darwin,_Northern_Territory
Pastoral lease in the Northern Territory
of Katherine at the eastern end of the Savannah Way along the Roper River in the Roper Gulf Region of the Northern Territory. The property occupies an
Mount_McMinn_Station
Constructed Tasmanian language
according to their Aboriginal heritage". These include kanamaluka / Tamar River and kunanyi / Mount Wellington. Where no historical recorded name can be
Palawa_kani
Species of plant
semideciduous monsoon rainforest. Around Elsey, Northern Territory, and Roper River, emus like to eat the fruit, allowing hunters to predict their presence
Antidesma_ghaesembilla
Linguistic theory of semantic description
languages, and a number of creole languages including Trinidadian creole, Roper River Kriol, Bislama and Tok Pisin. Apart from the originators Anna Wierzbicka
Natural_semantic_metalanguage
Territory of South Australia. His practice extended from Port Augusta to the Roper River, a distance of approximately 2,600 kilometres (1,600 mi). Renner Springs
Frederick_Renner
Painter
Downs Station around 1916, west of Mara country and due south of the Roper River. This was during the time of contact history, shortly after the massacres
Willie_Gudabi
Australian gold prospector (1845–1907)
Aboriginal children from another clan. Later, at the Wickham River 50 miles from the Roper River, a "regular pitched battle" took place where after their
Wentworth_D'Arcy_Uhr
1908 autobiographical novel by Jeannie Gunn
Her husband Aeneas was a partner in the Elsey cattle station on the Roper River, some 483 km (300 miles) south of Darwin. On 2 January 1902 the couple
We_of_the_Never_Never
Postulated extinct species without evidence
Raiatea starling, Aplonis? ulietensis Red-headed macaw, Ara erythrocephala Roper River scrub robin, Drymodes superciliaris colcloughi Réunion swamphen, Porphyrio
Hypothetical_species
Australian traditional doctor (1922–1988)
Australia on Aboriginal policies and programs. Roberts was born south of the Roper River in the country of the Alawa people. He was the eldest son of Barnabas
Phillip_Waipuldanya_Roberts
Local government area in the Northern Territory, Australia
shires. The Roper-Gulf Shire was created on 1 July 2008 as were the remaining ten shires. On 1 January 2014, the Shire was renamed to Roper Gulf Regional
Roper_Gulf_Region
River in Northern Territory, Australia
River catchment to the east and the Roper River catchment to the south. It has a mean annual outflow of 3,810 gigalitres (4.983×109 cu yd), The river
Liverpool_River
Species of Australian snake
Australia. The specific epithet roperi refers to the type locality of the Roper River Mission in the Northern Territory. It was formerly considered a subspecies
Brachyurophis_roperi
Airport in Northern Territory, Australia
Ngukurr Airport (IATA: RPM, ICAO: YNGU) is located in Roper River, Northern Territory, Australia, adjacent to the remote Aboriginal community of Ngukurr
Ngukurr_Airport
Indigenous Australian preacher (1925–1983)
Mercia Butler, was able to grow up with his father and brothers at the Roper River Mission and, later married a woman named Rosie and they had seven children
Silas_Ngulati_Roberts
Art gallery in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Country: Art from Roper River". Wagga Wagga Art Gallery. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2025. "Colour country : art from roper river / Cath Bowdler" (library
Wagga_Wagga_Art_Gallery
col. D, p. 10. "Roper Bar". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. "The wreck of the paddle-steamer 'Young Australia' in the Roper River" – via collections
PS_Young_Australian
Species of fish
it is found in the Purari, Fly, Strickland and Digul River systems as well as in the Roper River system of the Northern Territory in Australia. Kennard
Cinetodus_froggatti
European to see the Hundred was Ludwig Leichhardt who crossed the Roper River at the Roper Bar in 1845, and in 1855 Augustus Charles Gregory passed to the
Hundred_of_Glynne
Territory Of Australia
was one of just 6 Hundreds in the County of Gladstone (located in the Roper River area) which was gazetted 09/01/1873. The Hundred lapsed with the passage
Hundred_of_Hawarden
Indigenous Australian people of the Northern Territory
square miles (12,000 km2) of land on the middle and upper courses of Roper River as far as Mount Lindsay. Their traditional grounds took in east of Mataranka
Mangarayi
was empowered to establish a supply base on the Roper River, but it was not until May 1872 that the river had subsided sufficiently to be of any use. The
Darwent_&_Dalwood
Queensland region
Top End Roper River Wilton River Gulf Country Cox River Calvert River Gilbert River Flinders River Leichhardt River McArthur River Norman River Cape York
Gulf_Country
Region in the Northern Territory, Australia
AUD700 million. The area is from Port Roper on the Gulf of Carpentaria around the coast to the East Alligator River, where it adjoins Kakadu National Park
Arnhem_Land
Bight in Northern Territory, Australia
with some parts lying within the Nathan River and other pastoral leases. Port Roper, at the mouth of the Roper River, is a site for semi-permanent fishing
Limmen_Bight
Species of bird
the same species. A putative subspecies D. s. colcloughi, known as the Roper River scrub robin, was described by Gregory Mathews in 1914 from specimens
Northern_scrub_robin
Music band from Ngukurr in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Ngukurr, Northern Territory, a remote aboriginal community, Ngukurr on the Roper River in Arnhem Land. A six-piece guitar inspired rock band, they play a mix
Lonely_Boys
River in the Northern Territory of Australia
Koolatong River catchment to the north, the Goyder River catchment to the west, and the Roper River catchment to the south. It has a mean annual outflow
Walker River (Northern Territory)
Walker_River_(Northern_Territory)
Massacres of Australian Aboriginal people
pastoral empire from the Roper River north into Arnhem Land. Purchasing all stocked and viable stations along the western Roper River, they began moving cattle
List of massacres of Indigenous Australians
List_of_massacres_of_Indigenous_Australians
Cadastral division in the Northern Territory, Australia
It is on the Roper River in the bounded rural locality of Wilton, Northern Territory. The main towns of the Hundred are Urapunga and Roper Bar. The Hundred
Hundred_of_Douglas
Steam-powered velocipede
The Roper steam velocipede was a steam-powered velocipede built by inventor Sylvester H. Roper of Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, United States sometime
Roper_steam_velocipede
Augustus Charles Gregory on an 1856 expedition from Victoria River to Queensland via the Roper River. The park was also made famous by Jeannie Gunn's novel
Abraham_Wallace
Australian Aboriginal language
It is one of the Northern Non-Pama–Nyungan languages, spoken in the Roper River region of the Northern Territory. There are three dialects of Rembarrnga
Rembarrnga_language
Aboriginal Australian activist
integral in supporting the Wave Hill walk-off. Daniels was born at the Roper River Mission in the Northern Territory of Australia. This was run by the Church
Dexter Daniels (Aboriginal activist)
Dexter_Daniels_(Aboriginal_activist)
River in the Northern Territory of Australia
catchment to the west, the Walker and Roper River catchments to the south, and the Buckingham and Koolatong River catchments to the east. Three tributaries
Goyder_River
Australian law enforcement agency
1872. Stations were established at Adelaide River, Yam Creek, Pine Creek, Roper River and later at Daly River. The first police fatality occurred in 1872
Northern Territory Police Force
Northern_Territory_Police_Force
Species of shark
segregation by sex. Recently in 2024 a new population were found in the Roper River of the Northern Territory, the first time ever documented living in that
Speartooth_shark
Australian Aboriginal language
one of the Northern Non-Pama–Nyungan languages formerly spoken in the Roper river region of the Northern Territory. It is most closely related to Rembarrnga
Ngalakgan_language
Thermal spring system in Australia
communities in the surrounding area." The springs form the headwaters of the Roper River; they are fed by the Cambrian Limestone Aquifer. There are several thermal
Mataranka_Thermal_Pools
Subspecies of fish
Schultz, Shiozawa; Roper (eds.), "Describing and Preserving the Diversity of Cutthroat Trout in the Yellowstone River, Snake River, and Bonneville Basin"
Snake River fine-spotted cutthroat trout
Snake_River_fine-spotted_cutthroat_trout
Australian horse breeder and hotelier (1849–1929)
his return to the city, he joined the telegraph party working in the Roper River area. He then drove a herd of bullocks to the Northern Territory diggings
James_Henry_Aldridge
Large landholding used for livestock production
set up camp on the property for a month, and the river crossing sequence was shot at the Roper River. Writer Arthur Upfield spent many years working in
Station (Australian agriculture)
Station_(Australian_agriculture)
000 square miles (7,800 km2), north of the Roper River as far as Mainoru, and ran from east of the Wilton River to the upper Maiwok and Flying Fox creeks
Ngalakgan
1962 book and 1964 Australian film
autobiography of Waipuldanya, a full-blood Aboriginal man of the Alawa tribe at Roper River (Ngukurr) in the Northern Territory, as told to Douglas Lockwood. The
I,_the_Aboriginal
Internal territory of Australia
extensive river systems in the Territory. These rivers include: the Alligator Rivers, Daly River, Finke River, McArthur River, Roper River, Todd River and Victoria
Northern_Territory
River in Northern Territory, Australia
situated between the Liverpool River catchment to the west, the Goyder River catchment to the east and the Roper River catchment to the south. It has
Blyth River (Northern Territory)
Blyth_River_(Northern_Territory)
Cadastral division in the Northern Territory, Australia
subdivided into hundreds. The county was centred on the Roper River at a time when the Roper River seemed to offer a great economic possibility. The county
County of Gladstone (Northern Territory)
County_of_Gladstone_(Northern_Territory)
Australian soccer player and artist
sometimes called a "bush name". After being removed from his school at Roper River (after the bombing of Darwin), he was taken via Alice Springs and Adelaide
John_Kundereri_Moriarty
Ethnic group from near Katherine, Northern Territory
the Ferguson River and the lower King across the valley of the lower Edith and Katherine (sic) river to the headwaters of the Roper River. It straddles
Dagoman
American inventor and builder of vehicles
Miner Spencer. Roper was observed driving his steam carriage around Boston in 1863. One such 1863 carriage went to the Henry Ford Museum. Roper invented the
Sylvester_H._Roper
Australian novelist
called Palmerston) and then to Elsey, an outlying cattle station on the Roper River, near the current town of Mataranka. After a year at the Elsey, Jeannie
Jeannie_Gunn
Aboriginal Australian media group founder
rations. John Kundereri Moriarty was also evacuated to this place from Roper River when he was four years old, although apparently did not stay at The Bungalow
Freda_Glynn
River in Northern Territory, Australia
The Arnold River is a river in the north of the Northern Territory of Australia. The Arnold River rises about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of the Bullwaddy
Arnold River (Northern Territory)
Arnold_River_(Northern_Territory)
Pastoral lease in New South Wales
properties he had acquired leases to in the Northern Territory along the Roper River in 1879. On arriving in Longreach, some 750 miles (1,207 km) from Sturts
Sturts_Meadows_Station
Gulf of Northern Australia
the Roper River, Walker River and Wilton River flow into the Gulf. The Cox River, Calvert River, Leichhardt River, McArthur River, Flinders River, Norman
Gulf_of_Carpentaria
Australian police officer (1884–1975)
was soon transferred away from Arltunga. Murray was transferred to the Roper River in 1938 and then to Brock's Creek in the same year. In 1940, at the age
William_George_Murray
Town in the Northern Territory, Australia
Warren of the Church Mission Society (CMS), the Superintendent of the Roper River Mission, was keen to expand his operations northwards to Groote Eylandt
Angurugu,_Northern_Territory
Skill of walking along a taut wire or rope
walk over the river Seine in Paris. It took him 30 minutes to walk over 150 m (490 feet) of rope, 25 m (82 feet) meters above the river. He covered his
Tightrope_walking
in 1875. In 1871 Giles was the first to cross Leichhardt's Bar on the Roper River, after the famous explorer crossed it in 1845. In 1873, 5,000 sheep were
Alfred_Giles_(explorer)
Indigenous Australian leader (1917–1994)
Kolinio Saukuru. While at Yirrkala he married Clara, a Mara woman from the Roper River region, she had been taken there by trepang fishermen. During World War
David_Burrumarra
Aboriginal Australian school teacher and nurse (1936–1965)
rations. John Kundereri Moriarty was also evacuated to this place from Roper River when he was four years old, although apparently did not stay at The Bungalow
Rona_Glynn
English-based creole language
Guinea, and Bislama of Vanuatu. The other creoles of Australia (such as Roper River Kriol and Australian Kriol language) are more distantly related, being
Torres_Strait_Creole
Australian pastoralist (1854–1916)
Carpentaria taking in most of the country between Cape Wessels and the Roper River. The intention of the syndicate was to explore for minerals and pursue
Joseph_Bradshaw_(pastoralist)
ROPER RIVER
ROPER RIVER
Boy/Male
English
Maker of rope.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Indian, Irish, Jamaican, Marathi, Netherlands, Swedish, Swiss, Teutonic
Famous Warrior; Renowned Spearman; Famous with the Spear; Fame
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for someone who constructed or repaired roofs, from an agent derivative of Middle English roof (Old English hrÅf). In the Middle Ages roofs might be thatched with reeds or straw, or covered with tiles, slates, or wooden shingles.German and English : nickname for an unscrupulous individual, from Middle Low German rÅver ‘pirate’, ‘robber’, Middle English rover. The English verb rove ‘to wander’ is probably a back-formation from this, and is not attested before the 16th century, so it is unlikely to lie behind any examples of the surname.German : variant of Röver (see Roever).
Male
English
Norman English form of Anglo-Saxon Hroðgar, ROGER means "famous spear."Â
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : occupational name for a wheelright, from Old French roier, rouwier, rouer, roer.French : from a Germanic personal name composed of hrÅd ‘renown’ + hari, heri ‘army’.Respelling of German Rauer.
Boy/Male
Indian
Proper
Girl/Female
Tamil
Rope
Boy/Male
Teutonic American English German Shakespearean
Famous fighter.
Girl/Female
African, Arabic, French, Indian, Muslim, Sindhi
Right and Proper; Suitable; Proper
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Devon)
English (chiefly Devon) : occupational name for a soapmaker, from an agent derivative of Middle English sÅpe ‘soap’ (apparently of Celtic origin). The process involved boiling oil or fat together with potash or soda.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Proper
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Famous Warrior
Boy/Male
Tamil
Selven | ஸேலà¯à®µà¯‡à®¨Â
Proper
Selven | ஸேலà¯à®µà¯‡à®¨Â
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : variant of Roper. In southern dialects of English, Old English -Ä- became Middle English -Å-, whereas in Yorkshire -a- was preserved and gave rise to this form of the surname.Possibly also an altered spelling of German Röper or Röber (see Roeber).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a maker or seller of rope, from an agent derivative of Old English rÄp ‘rope’. See also Roop.Variant of French Robert.North German (Röper) : occupational name for a town crier, from an agent derivative of Middle Low German rÅpen ‘to call’.
Boy/Male
English
Wanderer.
Girl/Female
African, American, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Rope
Boy/Male
Muslim
Proper
Surname or Lastname
German and Swiss German (Römer)
German and Swiss German (Römer) : see Roemer.English, Dutch, and German : regional or ethnic name for a Roman or more generally for an Italian.English and Dutch : nickname for a pilgrim, someone who has traveled to Rome (see Romero).German : from the Germanic personal name Hrotmar, composed of hrÅd ‘renown’ + mÄri ‘fame’.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : topographic name for someone who lived at a place where wild roses grew (see Rose 1), with the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.German (Röser) : habitational name from places called Rös, Roes, or Rösa in Bavaria, Rhineland, and Saxony, or a variant of Rosser.Swiss German (Röser) : from a short form of a Germanic personal name based on hrÅd ‘renown’.English : unexplained.
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