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the Un-Incorporated area described as either 'Dundee', 'West of
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was discussed in 2009 without any decisive outcome. However, a poll of residents carried out in 2012 showed that a majority were in favour of retaining the unincorporated area status.
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following analysis of sand inside the gun's barrel dating it closer to 1750. The museum instead speculated it was likely dropped overboard by
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dating from the 1500s, the discovery prompted international media attention and renewed speculation about early
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Dundee Beach and the other two nearby localities prefixed with the name "Dundee" are named after the
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which was conducted in August 2016 reported Dundee Beach's population to be 207.
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Dundee Region
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Australian soldiers on exercise near Dundee Beach, July 2015
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Places in the unincorporated areas of the
Northern Territory
633:. Northern Territory Government. p. 5. Archived from
557:"Place Names Register Extract for Dundee Beach (locality)"
690:. Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Archived from
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Dundee Beach is located within the federal division of
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Dundee Beach consists of land bounded by the coast of
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406:several sporting and social clubs.
43:The Lodge of Dundee at Dundee Beach
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719:. Australian Electoral Commission
863:La Canna, Xavier (22 May 2014).
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622:Palmer, M.J. (29 October 1997).
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777:. Northern Territory Government
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563:. Northern Territory Government
590:"Dundee Beach (State Suburb)"
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103:12.7334°S 130.3831°E
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94:130°22′59″E
81:Coordinates
928:Categories
498:References
449:Governance
443:Aboriginal
416:Swivel gun
122:207 (
119:Population
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367:Geography
353:Australia
335:Footnotes
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270:Timor Sea
150:Time zone
750:19 April
465:Lingiari
435:Makassan
237:23.3 °C
232:31.9 °C
205:Lingiari
166:Location
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482:(sic),
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373:Fog Bay
359:. The
357:Darwin
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178:LGA(s)
171:Darwin
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