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Names of Australia: Northern Territory



Following the European settlement of Australian in 1788, four unsuccessful attempts were made to settle coastal areas of the Northern Territory prior to the establishment of Darwin. In 1863 the Northern Territory was annexed by South Australia by Letters patent, bringing into use the name "Northern Territory". Following annexation of the Territory by South Australia a fourth attempt at settlement occurred in 1864. Escape Cliffs, about 75 kilometres from present day Darwin, in 1864. Finally, on 5th February 1869, George Goyder, the Surveyor-General of South Australia, established a small settlement of 135 men and women at Port Darwin. Goyder named the settlement Palmerston, after the British Prime Minister Lord Palmerston. It was later changed to Darwin.

The Names of The Northern Territory


Darwin


The Streets of Darwin


Towns of the Territory

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