This article is about the town in Australia. For the Australian photographer under the same name, see June Newton. For the racehorse, see Alice Springs (horse). Town in the Northern Territory, Australia Alice Springs (Eastern Arrernte: Mparntwe) is the third-largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. Known as Stuart until 31 August 1933, the name Alice Springs was given Read more…
For the pre-1911 Northern Territory town of Palmerston, see Darwin City in the Northern Territory, Australia Palmerston is a planned satellite city of Darwin, the capital and largest city in Australia's Northern Territory. The city is situated approximately 20 kilometres from Darwin and 10 kilometres from Howard Springs and the surrounding rural areas.[2] Palmerston had a population of 33,695 at Read more…
Capital of the Northern Territory, Australia City in the Northern Territory, Australia Darwin /ˈdɑːrwɪn/ (listen) (DAR-win) is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. The city is known as Garramilla to the traditional owners of the area, the Larrakia people,[7] a word which refers to the white stone found in the area.[8] With an estimated population of 147,255 as of Read more…
Suburb of Darwin, the Northern Territory, Australia Ludmilla is a northern inner suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Ludmilla is a predominantly residential suburb and is usually associated with the adjacent inner Darwin suburbs of Parap, Fannie Bay and Stuart Park. The indigenous community of Bagot is located in Ludmilla. According to The Place Names Committee for Read more…
Suburb of Darwin, the Northern Territory, Australia Parap is an inner suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. History Parap derived its name from that applied by Dr John A Gilruth, first Commonwealth Administrator in 1912. He applied the name Paraparap (believed to have been a pastoral property of Dewing near Moriac, Geelong), but had to abbreviate it Read more…
Not to be confused with Fanny Bay. Suburb of Darwin, the Northern Territory, Australia Fannie Bay is a middle/inner suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Situated in the suburb is the Fannie Bay Gaol museum, Fannie Bay Race Track and a monument to Ross Smith, captain of the Vickers Vimy, that on 10 December 1919, was the Read more…
This article is about the suburb. For other uses, see Larrakeyah (disambiguation). Suburb of Darwin, the Northern Territory, Australia Larrakeyah is an inner suburb of Darwin, the capital city of Australia's Northern Territory. History Establishment Larrakeyah is named after the indigenous language group that has occupied the area since before European settlement, the Larrakia, who occupied much of the Darwin Read more…
Not to be confused with Hulunbuir. Town in the Northern Territory, Australia Alumina plant at Nhulunbuy, June 2000 The old airport terminal at Gove Airport. Nhulunbuy is a township that is the sixth largest population centre in the Northern Territory of Australia. Nhulunbuy was created on the Gove Peninsula in north-east Arnhem Land when a bauxite mine and a deep Read more…
Suburb of Darwin, the Northern Territory, Australia Nightcliff is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. History Although the origin of the name Nightcliff has always been surrounded by conjecture and controversy, the naming can be tracked back to 8 September 1839. Early that day, HMS Beagle, which was engaged on an excursion of the Australian coast, Read more…
Suburb of Darwin, the Northern Territory, Australia Stuart Park is an inner suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. History This area derived its name as part of Parap after the Australian Army had left in 1946 and a number of Sidney William hutments remained.[4] The Parap Parish Hall between Westralia Street and Charles Street existed in 1949, Read more…