Wugularr, Northern Territory

Wugularr, also known by its non-Aboriginal name Beswick, is a small community in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is located 116 kilometres (72 mi) south-east of Katherine and 31 kilometres (19 mi) from the Barunga Community.[1]

The traditional owners are the Bagala people.[1]

A DC-3 (Dakota) belonging to the Dutch Air Force crash-landed near Beswick (or Beswick Creek, now Barunga?) in 1947.[2] All passengers survived, with four crew travelling about 100 miles (160 km) down the Katherine River to get help. After running out of food they killed one of two dogs they had with them.[3] The wings were eventually removed and the remains of the plane were towed to Katherine.[4]

The community has had books published about local stories.[5]

Notes
  1. "Wugularr (Beswick)". Indigenous.gov.au. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  2. "Dutch Dakota Crashed East of Katherine Gorge: Search Party on Way". Northern Standard. 2 (14). Northern Territory, Australia. 3 April 1947. p. 7. Retrieved 10 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Crew Of Crashed Dakota Eat". Northern Standard. 2 (14). Northern Territory, Australia. 3 April 1947. p. 1. Retrieved 10 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. Evans, Ted (January 1949). "Aeroplane". Northern Territory Library. hdl:10070/6369. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. Thompson, Liz, 1963- (2010), The mermaid and serpent, Pearson Australia, ISBN 978-1-4425-2603-7CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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