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Places in the unincorporated areas of the
Northern Territory
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Population, there were 6,464 people in Darwin City.
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found gold while digging holes for telegraph poles.
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Suburb of Darwin, the Northern Territory, Australia
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402:In the early 1870s, Darwin felt the effects of a
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791:"City of Darwin streets and roads"
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693:. Northern Territory Government
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563:. Northern Territory Government
448:The city centre is bordered by
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648:"Darwin City Council Suburbs"
525:Manunda Place, opened in 2020
590:"Darwin City (State Suburb)"
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459:to the east which borders
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343:Darwin Waterfront Precinct
218:Suburbs around Darwin CBD:
181:Darwin Waterfront Precinct
24:Darwin, Northern Territory
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623:"Annual Report 2006/2007"
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394:second expedition of the
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469:Darwin Convention Centre
122:12.460834°S 130.844442°E
561:NT Place Names Register
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388:, named the port after
190:Territory electorate(s)
594:2016 Census QuickStats
427:British Prime Minister
335:local government areas
127:-12.460834; 130.844442
739:"The Larrakia People"
713:"The Larrakia People"
691:Place Names Committee
655:Place Names Committee
386:John Clements Wickham
356:Further information:
297:(also referred to as
417:On 5 February 1869,
769:www.larrakia.com.au
307:metropolitan Darwin
202:Federal division(s)
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434:Overland Telegraph
299:Darwin city centre
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358:History of Darwin
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1002:The Narrows
997:The Gardens
992:Stuart Park
925:Darwin City
895:Rapid Creek
749:21 December
485:2016 census
467:and to the
461:Stuart Park
450:Daly Street
364:Gulumirrgin
295:Darwin City
234:Stuart Park
230:The Gardens
225:The Gardens
195:Port Darwin
159:Postcode(s)
150:Established
143:2016 census
125: /
113:130°50′40″E
100:Coordinates
1297:Categories
1146:Northlakes
1125:Coonawarra
962:Cullen Bay
957:Larrakeyah
944:Fannie Bay
934:East Point
904:Lyons Ward
890:Nightcliff
775:1 December
723:1 December
543:References
438:Pine Creek
408:Pine Creek
369:The first
315:Parliament
250:Darwin CBD
246:Larrakeyah
138:Population
110:12°27′39″S
83:Darwin CBD
58:Darwin CBD
36:Darwin CBD
1224:Melbourne
1110:Sanderson
1058:Lee Point
1043:Casuarina
1007:Winnellie
863:Chan Ward
850:by ward,
444:Geography
404:gold rush
285:Footnotes
1278:Canberra
1242:Adelaide
1233:Brisbane
1117:Berrimah
1068:Muirhead
974:Ludmilla
697:16 March
668:16 March
567:16 March
341:and the
329:and the
1140:Marrara
1088:Wanguri
1083:Wagaman
1053:Leanyer
1033:Brinkin
1012:Woolner
911:Bayview
880:Millner
875:Jingili
846:of the
844:Suburbs
801:15 June
599:28 June
371:British
352:History
337:of the
303:The CBD
207:Solomon
43:,
1269:Darwin
1260:Hobart
1215:Sydney
1153:Wulagi
1130:Karama
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1073:Nakara
1048:Holmes
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929:(part)
919:(part)
852:Darwin
632:7 June
421:, the
396:Beagle
381:Beagle
321:, the
169:LGA(s)
41:Darwin
1251:Perth
1144:with
1135:Malak
1108:with
1104:Anula
1063:Lyons
1028:Alawa
987:Parap
980:Bagot
978:with
939:Eaton
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