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Welcome to Territorian.com! |
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 Notes from the webmistress:
After six years living here, I think I can now class myself as a true Territorian. I first
visited in 1997 and loved the place and knew I would be back. I made another visit during
the wet season to see how I would cope and then in April 2000 sold up and moved here. The
rest is history. The Northern Territory has so much to offer in the way of attractions, sporting activities and a generally relaxed lifestyle.
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About The Northern Territory |
Quick Facts |
In brief
Population: around 200,000.
CAPITAL: DARWIN
AREA: 1,346,200 Sq Km.
LOCATION: In the Central-north of Australia between Queensland and Western Australia, and north of South Australia. CLIMATE: Highest temp. 48.2° C at Charlotte Waters; lowest -7.5° at Alice Springs. The Top End has a high rainfall in the 'Wet Season' (Nov.to March) with warm winters due to its proximity to the equator. The southern section has mainly hot, dry weather with very cold winter nights.
Darwin was first settled in 1839 after 2 previous attempts. The Northern Territory contains two of Australia's best known attractions. Kakadu in the north, and Ayers Rock (Uluru) in the south. .
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Latest News |
| Lingerie-clad teens given free drinks |
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TWO underage sisters dressed only in lingerie were hauled out of a bar by their mother after allegedly being served free alcohol by bar staff.
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| 'Catapult' death breached safety laws |
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AN aluminium company has pleaded guilty to workplace safety breaches after a worker was "catapulted" to his death at a refinery in the Northern Territory.
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| Girl, 12, 'driving drunk in stolen car' |
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A 12-YEAR-OLD girl has been arrested for allegedly driving a stolen car while drunk in the Northern Territory.
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| Baby boy born mid-flight above NT |
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AN Adelaide woman has given birth in the sky above Australia.
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| Jealous man beheaded lover with knife |
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A MAN who stuffed his partner's body in a freezer after beheading her with a kangaroo knife was relieved she had not "jumped around like a chook", an inquest was told.
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| Goats were 'starved' during 65-hour road trip |
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A QUEENSLAND truckie has faced court over starving 1500 goats of food and water during a 65-hour trip to the Northern Territory.
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Humor Box |
You know you're from the Northern Territory when...
- You don't think Humpty Doo is a funny placename
- You drive 400 kilometres to go to a party
- You own different pairs of thongs for different occasions
- You mow your lawn and find a car
- The cockroaches left you a note saying 'please clean up'
- You lived through Cyclone Tracy
- You've been fired from a construction job because of your appearance
- You start to like the architecture of Parliament House
- You consider the NT News deep reading
- You know you're a Territorians when you think a stubby cooler is the greatest invention of all time
- You've got 15 recipes for mango chutney
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Capital City: |
Darwin |
Population: |
201,800 |
Area: |
1,420,968 Sq. km |
Elevation: |
Mount Zeil +1,531 m |
Government: |
Constitutional Monarchy |
Chief Minister: |
Paul Henderson |
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