Moil, Northern Territory
Encyclopedia
Moil is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin
, Northern Territory
, Australia
.
in 1974. It derives its name from the Aboriginal
people on the Moyle River who inhabit an area on the lower reaches of the Daly River and around Port Keats.
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...
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History
Moil was built before Cyclone TracyCyclone Tracy
Cyclone Tracy was a tropical cyclone that devastated the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day, 1974...
in 1974. It derives its name from the Aboriginal
Australian 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...
people on the Moyle River who inhabit an area on the lower reaches of the Daly River and around Port Keats.
External links
- http://www.nt.gov.au/lands/lis/placenames/origins/greaterdarwin.shtml#m