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Milikapiti, Northern Territory

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The day-to-day management of the Milikapiti community is the responsibility of the Tiwi Islands Regional Council.
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airlines fly twice daily to and from Darwin servicing Milikapiti. The flight takes approximately 25 minutes.
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Milikapiti was founded in the 1941 as the Snake Bay government aboriginal settlement.
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was also formed from local Indigenous Australians during World War II.
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In 1942, aboriginals from Snake Bay captured Australia's first
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Melville Island
Northern Territory
Milikapiti is located in Northern Territory
Coordinates
11°25′19″S 130°40′26″E / 11.422°S 130.674°E / -11.422; 130.674
2021
Postcode(s)
LGA(s)
Tiwi Islands Region
Territory electorate(s)
Arafura
Federal division(s)
Lingiari
Melville Island
Northern Territory
Australia
2011 census
Darwin
Fly Tiwi
Japanese
prisoner of war
Hajime Toyoshima
Darwin
Snake Bay Patrol
Australian Bureau of Statistics
"Milikapiti (suburb and locality)"
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
"Milikapiti (suburb and locality)"
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