Crown Towers (Melbourne) Crown Towers (Melbourne) Crown Towers is a hotel skyscraper located in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, Australia. Built in 1997, the hotel is one of three hotels at the Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex, the others being: Crown Promenade (2003) and Crown Metropol (2010). Located on the banks of the Yarra River, it overlooks the city centre, Kings Domain, Port Phillip and Docklands. Proposals for a Crown hotel to join the casino date back to as early as 1994, at a time when Crown casino was situated in a temporary location on the north bank of the Yarra River. Designed
Negri River (Australia) Negri River (Australia) The Negri River is a river in Australia. It flows from the Northern Territory into Western Australia, where it merges with the Ord River to become part of the Ord River catchment. It is roughly 100 kilometres long. It was named by Alexander Forrest on 2 August 1879, the same day he named the Ord River. The following is from his journal. We started on again today, and steering N. E. and E.N.E. for about six miles, we came to a large river, very similar in character to the one we have been following down during the