Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory,Australia. With a population of 139,902 at the 2021 census,the city contains most of the sparsely populated Northern Territory's residents. It is the smallest,wettest,and most northerly of the Australian capital cities and serves as the Top End's regional centre.
The Northern Territory is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Australia to the west,South Australia to the south,and Queensland to the east. To the north,the territory looks out to the Timor Sea,the Arafura Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria,including Western New Guinea and other islands of the Indonesian archipelago.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Tracy was a small tropical cyclone that devastated the city of Darwin,in the Northern Territory of Australia,in December 1974. The small,developing,easterly storm was originally expected to pass clear of the city,but it would turn towards it early on 24 December. After 10:00 p.m. ACST,damage became severe,with wind gusts reaching 217 km/h (134.84 mph) before instruments failed. The anemometer in Darwin Airport control tower had its needle bent in half by the strength of the gusts.
The Adelaide–Darwin railway line is a railway line in Australia,between the South Australian town of Tarcoola and the Northern Territory city of Darwin. Preceded by a number of other shorter railways,a line through to Darwin was fully realised in 2004 when the final link from Alice Springs to Darwin was opened. Forming the main section of the 2,975 kilometres (1,849 mi) rail corridor between the cities of Adelaide and Darwin,the line is used by The Ghan passenger train and interstate freight trains operated by Aurizon.
Darwin Harbour is a body of water close to the city of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is the traditional waterways of the Larrakia people.
The Northern Territory News is a morning tabloid newspaper based in Darwin,Northern Territory,Australia. Owned by News Corp Australia,it is published every week from Monday to Saturday. It primarily serves Darwin and the rest of the Northern Territory and it covers local,national,and world news as well as sports and business. The paper currently has a Monday to Friday readership average of 44,000,reaching an average of 32,000 on Saturdays.
The Bombing of Darwin,also known as the Battle of Darwin,on 19 February 1942 was the largest single attack ever mounted by a foreign power on Australia. On that day,242 Japanese aircraft,in two separate raids,attacked the town,ships in Darwin Harbour and the town's two airfields in an attempt to prevent the Allies from using them as bases to contest the invasion of Timor and Java during World War II.
Darwin International Airport is the busiest airport serving the Northern Territory and the tenth busiest airport in Australia. It is the only airport serving Darwin.
The Division of Northern Territory was an Australian Electoral Division in the Northern Territory for the Parliament of Australia. Throughout its existence,it was the only Division in the Northern Territory. At the redistribution of 21 December 2000,the Division was divided into two new divisions,which were named the Division of Solomon,which covered the area immediately around Darwin,and the Division of Lingiari,which covered the remainder of the territory.
The Australian Overland Telegraph Line was a telegraphy system to send messages over long distances using cables and electric signals. It spanned 3200 kilometres between Darwin,in what is now the Northern Territory of Australia,and Adelaide,the capital of South Australia. Completed in 1872,it allowed fast communication between Australia and the rest of the world. When it was linked to the Java-to-Darwin submarine telegraph cable several months later,the communication time with Europe dropped from months to hours;Australia was no longer so isolated from the rest of the world. The line was one of the great engineering feats of 19th-century Australia and probably the most significant milestone in the history of telegraphy in Australia.
The history of Darwin details the city's growth from a fledgling settlement into a thriving colonial capital and finally a modern city.
No. 13 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) squadron. The unit saw combat during World War II as a bomber and maritime patrol squadron and is currently active as a mixed regular and reserve RAAF unit located in Darwin,fulfilling both operational support and training duties.
Australian Football in the Northern Territory is the most popular sport,particularly with indigenous Australian communities in Darwin,Alice Springs and the Tiwi Islands. It is governed by AFL Northern Territory.
The Anglican Diocese of the Northern Territory covers Australia's Northern Territory and is part of the Province of Queensland in the Anglican Church of Australia.
Many sports are played in the Northern Territory of Australia.
William Brian Dempsey MBE is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Darwin Football Club in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) and the West Perth Football Club in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL). Dempsey is an inductee of both the AFL Northern Territory and the West Australian Football Halls of Fame. Dempsey's 341 premiership games for West Perth is second only to Mel Whinnen's 367 as a club and WAFL record.
The Darwin rebellion of 17 December 1918 was the culmination of unrest in the Australian Workers' Union which had existed between 1911 and early 1919. Led by Harold Nelson,over 1,000 demonstrators marched on Government House at Liberty Square in Darwin,Northern Territory,Australia where they burnt an effigy of the Administrator of the Northern Territory,John Gilruth,and demanded his resignation.
Darwin City is a suburb in metropolitan Darwin which comprises the original settlement,the central business district,parkland and other built-up areas. It is the traditional country and waterways of the Larrakia people. It is original site of occupation and includes many of the city's important institutions and landmarks,such as Parliament,Government House,the Northern Territory Supreme Court,Bicentennial Park and the George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens. The city centre is located in the local government areas of the City of Darwin and the Darwin Waterfront Precinct.
The Northern Standard,also known by the uniform title Northern standard,was a newspaper published in Darwin,Northern Territory,Australia,from 1920 or 1921 to 1955. The paper was published by the North Australian Workers' Union from 1928 to 1955.
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Northern Territory is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
