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Lieutenant
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This article is about the area with the postcode 0800 in the
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Places in the unincorporated areas of the
Northern Territory
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of
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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399:, named the port after
201:Territory electorate(s)
605:2016 Census QuickStats
438:British Prime Minister
346:local government areas
138:-12.460834; 130.844442
750:"The Larrakia People"
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702:Place Names Committee
666:Place Names Committee
397:John Clements Wickham
367:Further information:
308:(also referred to as
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780:www.larrakia.com.au
318:metropolitan Darwin
213:Federal division(s)
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445:Overland Telegraph
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1108:Waters Ward
1013:The Narrows
1008:The Gardens
1003:Stuart Park
936:Darwin City
906:Rapid Creek
760:21 December
496:2016 census
478:and to the
472:Stuart Park
461:Daly Street
375:Gulumirrgin
306:Darwin City
245:Stuart Park
241:The Gardens
236:The Gardens
206:Port Darwin
170:Postcode(s)
161:Established
154:2016 census
136: /
124:130°50′40″E
111:Coordinates
1308:Categories
1157:Northlakes
1136:Coonawarra
973:Cullen Bay
968:Larrakeyah
955:Fannie Bay
945:East Point
915:Lyons Ward
901:Nightcliff
786:1 December
734:1 December
554:References
449:Pine Creek
419:Pine Creek
380:The first
326:Parliament
261:Darwin CBD
257:Larrakeyah
149:Population
121:12°27′39″S
94:Darwin CBD
69:Darwin CBD
47:Darwin CBD
1235:Melbourne
1121:Sanderson
1069:Lee Point
1054:Casuarina
1018:Winnellie
874:Chan Ward
861:by ward,
455:Geography
415:gold rush
296:Footnotes
1289:Canberra
1253:Adelaide
1244:Brisbane
1128:Berrimah
1079:Muirhead
985:Ludmilla
708:16 March
679:16 March
578:16 March
352:and the
340:and the
1151:Marrara
1099:Wanguri
1094:Wagaman
1064:Leanyer
1044:Brinkin
1023:Woolner
922:Bayview
891:Millner
886:Jingili
857:of the
855:Suburbs
812:15 June
610:28 June
382:British
363:History
348:of the
314:The CBD
218:Solomon
54:,
1280:Darwin
1271:Hobart
1226:Sydney
1164:Wulagi
1141:Karama
1131:(part)
1084:Nakara
1059:Holmes
963:(part)
940:(part)
930:(part)
863:Darwin
643:7 June
432:, the
407:Beagle
392:Beagle
332:, the
180:LGA(s)
52:Darwin
1262:Perth
1155:with
1146:Malak
1119:with
1115:Anula
1074:Lyons
1039:Alawa
998:Parap
991:Bagot
989:with
950:Eaton
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1089:Tiwi
896:Moil
814:2008
788:2023
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