Karama, Northern Territory
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Karama is a working class
Northern suburb of Darwin
, Northern Territory
, Australia
.
tribe.
Karama is an established residential area in Darwin's northern suburbs built in the period from the late 1970s to the early 1980s.
In 1964, Douglas Lockwood
recommended that a number of tribal names be used for the suburbs of Darwin
. The suburbs Karama was listed.
Karama Library is also located within the Karama Shopping Plaza, and is a service of Darwin City Council Libraries.
Brazil Crescent in Karama was named after Robert Brazil, a crewman (fireman) on the ill-fated SS Gothenburg
, which sank off the north Queensland
coast on 24 February 1875, with the loss of approximately 102 lives. Brazil was one of only 22 survivors and was awarded a medal
for bravery and heroism for his efforts to save drowning passengers.
Working class
Working class is a term used in the social sciences and in ordinary conversation to describe those employed in lower tier jobs , often extending to those in unemployment or otherwise possessing below-average incomes...
Northern suburb of Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory
Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...
, Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
History
The suburb of Karama is named after an AboriginalAustralian Aborigines
Australian Aborigines , also called Aboriginal Australians, from the latin ab originem , are people who are indigenous to most of the Australian continentthat is, to mainland Australia and the island of Tasmania...
tribe.
Karama is an established residential area in Darwin's northern suburbs built in the period from the late 1970s to the early 1980s.
In 1964, Douglas Lockwood
Douglas Lockwood
Douglas Wright Lockwood was an Australian newspaperman and author.Born in Natimuk, west of Horsham in Victoria's Wimmera district, Lockwood left school at 12 to help run his father's newspaper, the weekly West Wimmera Mail, at the height of the Great Depression.With his father's blessing he left...
recommended that a number of tribal names be used for the suburbs of Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory
Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...
. The suburbs Karama was listed.
Present day
Some major features of the area include the Karama Primary School, Manunda Terrace Primary School, Holy Family Primary School, O’Loughlin Secondary College and Karama Shopping Plaza.Karama Library is also located within the Karama Shopping Plaza, and is a service of Darwin City Council Libraries.
Brazil Crescent in Karama was named after Robert Brazil, a crewman (fireman) on the ill-fated SS Gothenburg
SS Gothenburg
The SS Gothenburg was a steamship that operated along the British and then later the Australian and New Zealand coastlines. In February 1875, she left Darwin, Australia en route to Adelaide when she encountered a cyclone-strength storm off the north Queensland coast. The ship was wrecked on the...
, which sank off the north Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
coast on 24 February 1875, with the loss of approximately 102 lives. Brazil was one of only 22 survivors and was awarded a medal
Medal
A medal, or medallion, is generally a circular object that has been sculpted, molded, cast, struck, stamped, or some way rendered with an insignia, portrait, or other artistic rendering. A medal may be awarded to a person or organization as a form of recognition for athletic, military, scientific,...
for bravery and heroism for his efforts to save drowning passengers.
External links
- http://www.nt.gov.au/lands/lis/placenames/origins/greaterdarwin.shtml#k
- http://203.84.234.220/Profile/Darwin/Default.aspx?id=146&pg=101&gid=160&type=enum