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Leanyer, Northern Territory
Leanyer is a northern suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. History It is on the traditional Country and waterways of the Larrakia people. The name Leanyer was in general use for the area at the time of development and first appeared on 1869 survey plans. Leanyer is thought to be derived from an Aboriginal word. During World War II Leanyer was established as a military area, there was an Army post and a military equipment storage facility, gun turrets were also set up along the coast of Lee Point. It was disbanded soon after the end of World War II and residential development of Leanyer started during the 1970s. The roads and streets within the suburb are named after coastal features and rivers in the northern part of the Northern Territory. In 2011 the suburb recorded, , the highest 2010/11 wet season The wet season (sometimes called the rainy season or monsoon season) is the time of year when most of a region's average annual rainfall occurs. Generally, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darwin, Northern Territory
Darwin ( Larrakia: ') is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. The city has nearly 53% of the Northern Territory's population, with 139,902 at the 2021 census. It is the smallest, wettest, and most northerly of the Australian capital cities and serves as the Top End's regional centre. Darwin's proximity to Southeast Asia makes it a key link between Australia and countries such as Indonesia and Timor-Leste. The Stuart Highway begins in Darwin and extends southerly across central Australia through Tennant Creek and Alice Springs, concluding in Port Augusta, South Australia. The city is built upon a low bluff overlooking Darwin Harbour. Darwin's suburbs extend to Lee Point in the north and to Berrimah in the east. The Stuart Highway extends to Darwin's eastern satellite city of Palmerston and its suburbs. The Darwin region, like much of the Top End, has a tropical climate, with a wet and dry season. A period known locally as "the build up" leading up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Darwin
The City of Darwin is a local government area of the Northern Territory, Australia. It includes the central business district of the capital, Darwin City, and represents two-thirds of its metropolitan population. Located on the traditional land and waterways of the Larrakia people, the city now covers an area of and, in June 2018, had a population of 84,613 people. History The Larrakia people are the traditional owners of the lands and waters in and surrounding the Darwin local government area. Darwin is known as Garramilla in Gulumirrgin, one of the languages of the Larrakia people, but there are many place names within the area. The first Town and District Council was formed in 1874. The Darwin Town Council was created in 1915. From 1921 the five member Council had been elected on a ratepayer's franchise. In 1930 the Mayor and councillors resigned in protest against the re-introduction of adult suffrage. A caretaker Council was appointed until 1937, when it was abolished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral Division Of Wanguri
Wanguri is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It was first created in 1983. Wanguri is an urban electorate, covering 29 km2, and taking in the north Darwin suburbs of Wanguri, Karama and Leanyer. There were 6,111 people enrolled within the electorate as of August 2020. Like most electorates in the Territory, Wanguri has a tendency to keep its incumbent members regardless of party. While the Country Liberal Party held it for six years after its creation in 1983, the Labor Party have held it since a 1989 by-election, and it is now reckoned as reasonably safe for that party. Paul Henderson was not expected to have much difficulty retaining Wanguri at the 2005 election, and ultimately held the seat with a strong swing in his favour. When Henderson resigned in 2013, following his government's defeat in the 2012 election, the resulting by-election saw Nicole Manison hold the seat for Labor. Manison managed to pick up a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Solomon
The Division of Solomon is an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian Electoral Division in the Northern Territory. It is largely coextensive with the Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin/Palmerston, Northern Territory, Palmerston metropolitan area. The only other division in the territory, the Division of Lingiari, covers the remainder of the territory. Geography Federal electoral division boundaries in Australia are determined at Redistribution (Australia), redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state or territory, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state or territory's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state or territory are malapportioned. Since the 2024 redistribution, the division is co-extensive with the City of Darwin and City of Palmerston local government areas, as well as the Darwin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Point, Northern Territory
Lee Point refers to a coastal point north of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. History It is on the Country (Indigenous Australians), traditional Country and waterways of the Larrakia people. The area is known to the Larrakia people as Binybara, and has been described as 'sacred... a living and breathing archive". The name is derived from the point, "Lee Point" which appears on George Goyder, George Goyder's 1869 Plan of Port Darwin which likely dates back to John William Stokes, Stokes' examination of the harbour in 1839. It is also forms the northern point of the Casuarina Coastal Reserve, featuring a recreational area and nearby hotel and caravan park. There are a number of World War II heritage sites in the area. Along the cycle path which runs from Lee Point to Brinkin, Northern Territory, Brinkin is a preserved bunker built between 1939 and 1941 as part of Australia's coastal defence strategy. Biodiversity Lee Point forms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanguri, Northern Territory
Wanguri is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It is on the traditional Country and waterways of the Larrakia people. History Wanguri was one of Darwin's northern suburbs built before Cyclone Tracy in 1974. It derives its name from a clan of the Dangu Aboriginal people, whose land is in east Arnhem Land, near Caledon Bay. The streets in Wanguri are mostly named after early Greek residents of Darwin. Present day Major features of Wanguri include the Wanguri Primary School and Wanguri Park. Wanguri experienced a decrease in population between 1996 and 2001. Wanguri is part of the Wanguri electoral division which also includes Leanyer, Muirhead and parts of Lyons. See also * Electoral division of Wanguri Wanguri is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It was first created in 1983. Wanguri is an urban electorate, covering 29 km2, and taking in the north Darwin suburbs of Wanguri, Kara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wagaman, Northern Territory
Wagaman is a suburb of the Australian city of Darwin, Northern Territory. It lies in the band of locations known as the northern suburbs. It is on the traditional Country and waterways of the Larrakia people. An established residential area, Wagaman is bounded by Vanderlin Drive in the north, Lee Point Road in the east, Parer Drive in the south and Trower Road in the west; these confines correspond to the neighbouring suburbs of Alawa, Moil, Anula, Wanguri and Casuarina. History Development of the area was primarily during the 1970s, with much of the area built before Cyclone Tracy struck in 1974 and caused severe damage. Major features of the area include Wagaman Primary School, Wagaman Park and a small shopping centre. Wagaman has experienced a decrease in population between 1996 and 2001, the result of stability in the number of dwellings and a decline in the average number of persons living in each dwelling. Wagaman is named after the Wagiman Aboriginal tribe from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wulagi, Northern Territory
Wulagi is a Northern suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is on the traditional Country and waterways of the Larrakia people. History Wulagi is one of Darwin's northern suburbs east of Lee Point Road and was built after Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin, Northern Territory in 1974. The name originates from the Wurlaki Aboriginal tribe on the Blyth and Cadell Rivers in Central Arnhem Land. Development of the area was primarily during the 1970s and 1980s. Like the neighbouring suburb of Anula, Wulagi is largely built on a plateau with a downhill slope on its east side. The suburb was designed as a low-density, low-traffic suburb with pedestrian access facilitated by a number of laneways and a 'green-belt' that runs from Wulagi Primary School and the central shopping area westwards. Wulagi Primary School is an open-plan public school centred on a library space. A co-located Early Learning Centre caters for children from 6 weeks to 5 years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malak, Northern Territory
Malak is a Northern suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, in the Northern Territory of Australia. History Malak is named after the Indigenous Australians, Aboriginal tribe who came from the Daly River (Northern Territory), Daly River area. Alternative spellings have been ''Mallak'', ''Mulluck Mulluck''. The naming intended in 1965 to have the tribe pronounced ''Mulluck''. The suburb of Malak was under construction when Cyclone Tracy devastated Darwin in late 1974. Historically, a high proportion of the residential dwellings in Malak and the neighbouring suburb of Marrara, Northern Territory, Marrara have been allocated to social housing, however statistics show this demographic to be changing over time. In the , 11.2% of dwellings were under tenure of social housing, compared to 28.8% in 1991. A 2012 proposal saw the Northern Territory Government set aside lands adjacent to Sanderson Middle School in Malak as a site for a future GP Super Clinic to relieve demand for General pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country (Indigenous Australians)
The Indigenous peoples of Australia, that is Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander people, have strong and complex relationships with the concept of "Country" (often capitalised). In this sense it does not refer to the nation of Australia, but rather different aspects of how the traditional lands of a particular First Nations group affects their culture, way of seeing the world, and interactions with other people. Country and identity Margo Ngawa Neale, senior Indigenous art and history curator at the National Museum of Australia, and author of books explaining Indigenous knowledge, says: Country is traditionally related to self-identity, and with relation to an individual, describes family origins and associations with particular parts of Australia. For example, a Gamilaraay man, whose traditional lands ("country") lies in south-west Queensland might refer to his country as "Gamilaraay country". Australian Aboriginal identity often links to their language groups a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larrakia People
The Larrakia people are a group of Aboriginal Australian people in and around Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin in the Northern Territory. The Larrakia, who refer to themselves as "Saltwater People", have a vibrant traditional society based on a close relationship with the sea and trade with neighbouring groups such as the Tiwi people, Tiwi, Wadjiginy and Djerimanga. These groups share Aboriginal Australian ceremony, ceremonies and songlines, and intermarry. Name The Larrakia were originally known as the Gulumirrgin. Language Laragiya language, Larrakiya/Gulumirrgin is one of the Darwin Region languages. Country The traditional land of the Larrakia, in Norman Tindale's estimation, covers approximately , and took in the present day capital of Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin, as well as Southport, Northern Territory, Southport, Bynoe Harbour and the Howard River. It extends from the Finniss River (Northern Territory), Finniss River and Fog Bay and Finniss River Floodplains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
