Mary River

Mary River may refer to:

  • Mary River (Northern Territory), Australia
  • Mary River (Queensland), Australia
  • Mary River (Western Australia)
  • Mary River (Nunavut), Canada

Famous quotes containing the words mary and/or river:

    “No one to slap his head.”
    —Hawaiian saying no. 190, ‘lelo No’Eau, collected, translated, and annotated by Mary Kawena Pukui, Bishop Museum Press, Hawaii (1983)

    “The first man to discover Chinook salmon in the Columbia, caught 264 in a day and carried them across the river by walking on the backs of other fish. His greatest feat, however, was learning the Chinook jargon in 15 minutes from listening to salmon talk.”
    —State of Oregon, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)