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Barkly Region
The Barkly Region, formerly Barkly Shire, is a Local Government Areas of the Northern Territory, local government area of the Northern Territory of Australia, administered by the Barkly Regional Council. The region's main town is Tennant Creek. The region covers an area of and had a population of almost 7,400 as at June 2018. History In October 2006 the Government of the Northern Territory, Northern Territory Government announced the reform of local government areas. The intention of the reform was to improve and expand the delivery of services to towns and communities across the Northern Territory by establishing eleven new shires. The Barkly Shire was created on 1 July 2008, as were the remaining ten shires. On 1 January 2014, it was renamed Barkly Region. The Barkly Region is administered by the Barkly Regional Council. The most recent elections of Councillors were held on 26 August 2017. The current President (Mayor) of the Region is Steve Edgington. In 2019, a proposal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennant Creek
Tennant Creek () is a town located in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is the Northern Territory#Cities and towns, seventh largest town in the Northern Territory, and is located on the Stuart Highway, just south of the intersection with the western terminus of the Barkly Highway. At the , Tennant Creek had a population of 3,080 people, of whom 55% (1,707) identified as Indigenous Australians, Indigenous. The town is approximately 1,000 kilometres south of the capital of the Northern Territory, Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin, and 500 kilometres north of Alice Springs. It is named after a nearby watercourse of the same name, and is the hub of the sprawling Barkly Tableland – vast elevated plains of black soil with golden Mitchell grass that cover more than 240,000 square kilometres. Tennant Creek is also near well-known attractions including the Karlu Karlu / Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve, Devils Marbles, Mary Ann Dam, Battery Hill Mining Centre and the Nyinkka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Address
An address is a collection of information, presented in a mostly fixed format, used to give the location of a building, apartment, or other structure or a plot of land, generally using border, political boundaries and street names as references, along with other identifiers such as house number, house or apartment numbers and organization name. Some addresses also contain special codes, such as a postal code, to make identification easier and aid in the routing of mail. Addresses provide a means of physically locating a building. They are used in identifying buildings as the end points of a Mail, postal system and as parameters in statistics collection, especially in census-taking and the insurance industry. Address formats are different in different places, and unlike latitude and longitude coordinates, there is no simple mapping from an address to a location. History Until the 18th and 19th centuries, most houses and buildings were not numbered. In London, one of the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanami East, Northern Territory
__NOTOC__ Tanami East is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about south of the territory capital of Darwin. The locality consists of the following land in the north eastern portion of the Tanami Desert - the Karlantijpa North Aboriginal Land Trust, the Murranji Aboriginal Land Trust and the Murranji pastoral lease. It has an area of . Its boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. The Adelaide-Darwin Railway passes from south to north through parts of the eastern side of the locality. Tanami East includes the following places that have been listed on the Northern Territory Heritage Register – the Murranji Track, the Murranji Track, Murranji Bore & Waterhole and the Murranji Track, No. 11 Bore. The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Tanami East had 33 people living within its boundaries. Tanami East is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Barkly and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tablelands, Northern Territory
__NOTOC__ Tablelands is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about south-east of the territory capital of Darwin City, Northern Territory, Darwin. The locality consists of the following land (from west to east, then north to south): #Banka Banka West pastoral lease #Banka Banka Station, Banka Banka and Bruchilly pastoral leases # Rockhampton Downs pastoral lease and land described as NT Portion 502, and #Brunette Downs Station, Brunette Downs pastoral lease, NT Portion 4472, and Alroy Downs and Dalmopre Downs pastoral leases. The locality’s boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. Its name is derived from the Barkly Tableland. As of 2020, it has an area of . The Barkly Highway passes from west to east along the southern side of the locality forming part of its southern boundary at its eastern end. Tablelands includes the homestead known as the Banka Banka Mud Hut which was listed on the Northern Territory Heritage Register on 30 August 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandover, Northern Territory
__NOTOC__ Sandover is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about south of the territory capital of Darwin. The locality’s name is derived from the Sandover River whose course passes through the locality and which is considered to be named in 1878 after William Sandover, a South Australian politician. It fully surrounds the community of Ampilatwatja, which lies within the Aboriginal homelands area of Utopia, Northern Territory. Its boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. The Sandover Highway passes through the locality from the south-west to the north-east. Sandover includes the following places that have been listed on the Northern Territory Heritage Register – the Eldo Rocket Shelters Ooratippra and the Old MacDonald Downs Homestead. The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Sandover had 634 people living within its boundaries, of whom 45.2% were male, 54.8% were female and 91.6% (577) identified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranken, Northern Territory
__NOTOC__ Ranken is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the territory's east adjoining the border with the state of Queensland about south-east of the territory capital of Darwin. The locality consists of the following land (from west to east, then north to south): #The West Ranken pastoral lease #The East Ranken and Soudan pastoral leases #The Adder, Avon Downs and Burramurra pastoral leases. and #The Rocklands and Austral Downs pastoral leases. As of 2020, it has an area of . The locality’s boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. Its name is derived from the Ranken River which was named in the 1860s after John LC Ranken, the pastoralist who first established Lorne Creek, which is now known as the Avon Downs Station. Ranken includes the following places listed on the Northern Territory Heritage Register – Avon Downs Pastoral Station, the Eldo Rocket Shelter Austral Downs and the Eldo Rocket Shelters Argadargada. The 2016 Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pamayu, Northern Territory
__NOTOC__ Pamayu is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about south-east of the territory capital of Darwin City, Northern Territory, Darwin. The locality’s name which is pronounced as "Bama-yu" is derived from the local Jingili people, Djingli aboriginal people’s name for the site where the Powell Creek Telegraph Station was located. Its boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007 and fully surrounds the localities of Elliott, Northern Territory, Elliott and Newcastle Waters, Northern Territory, Newcastle Waters. Its boundary with the locality of Elliott was amended on 20 January 2016. The Stuart Highway and the Adelaide-Darwin Railway both pass from south to north on the western side of the locality. Pamayu includes the following places that have been listed on the Northern Territory Heritage Register – the Powell Creek Telegraph Station and the Ucharonidge Station No. 1 Bore & Windmill. The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholson, Northern Territory
__NOTOC__ Nicholson is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the territory's east adjoining the border with the state of Queensland about south-east of the territory capital of Darwin. The locality consists of the following land (from north to south, then west to east): # The Waannyi/Garawa Aboriginal Lands Trust #Land described as NT Portion 561, and the Mittiehan and Mount Drummond pastoral leases, and #The Alexandria pastoral lease. As of 2020, it has an area of . The locality's boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. Its name is derived from the Nicholson River which was named by the explorer Ludwig Leichhardt during his 1844/45 expedition after "Dr William Alleyne Nicholson of Bristol, England." The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Nicholson had a population of 60 people. Nicholson is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Barkly and the local go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle Waters
Newcastle Waters is a town and locality off the Stuart Highway in the Northern Territory. It is classified as a ghost town that contains a number of preserved historic buildings, including Jones's Store and the Junction Hotel. Geography north of Alice Springs, Newcastle Waters is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Barkly and the local government area of the Barkly Region, inside Newcastle Waters Station, a large cattle station with over 40,000 head of cattle. The nearest petrol station and accommodation is found south at the town Elliott. History John McDouall Stuart reached the area on 23 May 1861 in an unsuccessful attempt to cross the continent, he again passed through the area in 1862 on another attempt to cross the continent, which he was successful. The town was named after the Duke of Newcastle at the time. The Overland Telegraph Station was established in 1872. In 1926, Newcastle Waters was required by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elliott, Northern Territory
Elliott ( Jingili: ''Kulumindini'') is a town in Northern Territory of Australia. It is almost halfway between Darwin and Alice Springs on the Stuart Highway. The town is in the Yapurkulangu ward of the Barkly Region. At the 2021 census, Elliott had a population of 287. History The area is the home of the Jingili people and the traditional name of the town is Kulumindini. The town began at the site of Number 8 Bore on Newcastle Waters Station as an Australian Army camp during World War II. It is named after Army Captain R.D (Snow) Elliott MBE. Geography Elliott is on the edge of the Newcastle Waters Station and is from Newcastle Waters, a town near the station homestead and at the junction of three important stockroutes. It lies close to the seasonal Lake Woods and is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Barkly and the local government area of the Barkly Region. Climate Elliott experiences a hot semi-arid climate (Köp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davenport, Northern Territory
__NOTOC__ Davenport is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about south of the territory capital of Darwin central business district, Darwin. History The locality's boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. Its name is derived from the mountain range which was named in 1860 by John McDouall Stuart as the Iytwelepenty / Davenport Range National Park, Davenport Range after Samuel Davenport (Australian politician), Samuel Davenport, a South Australian politician. Davenport includes the following places that have been listed on the Northern Territory Heritage Register – the Barrow Creek Hotel, the Barrow Creek Telegraph Station and the Neutral Junction Homestead (Old). Description The locality consists of the following land (from west to east): #The Singleton and Neutral Junction pastoral leases #The Kurundi and Murray Downs pastoral leases, and the Mungkarta Aboriginal Lands Trust (also spelt Mungarta and also known as McLaren Creek) #The Epena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creswell, Northern Territory
__NOTOC__ Creswell is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the territory's east adjoining the border with the state of Queensland about south-east of the territory capital of Darwin. The locality consists of the following land (from west to east, then north to south): #Eva Springs pastoral lease, # Anthony Lagoon pastoral lease, # Mallapunyah Springs and Walhallow pastoral leases, # Cresswell Downs pastoral lease and, #Benmara pastoral lease. As of 2020, it has an area of . The locality's boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. Its name is derived from the Creswell pastoral lease and ultimately from Cresswell Creek named by the explorer, Ernest Favenc. The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Creswell had a population of 45. Creswell is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Barkly and the local government area of the Barkly Region The Barkly Region, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
