Berrimah, Northern Territory
Encyclopedia
Berrimah is an Eastern Suburb in the city of Darwin
, in the Northern Territory
of Australia
.
, in 1941 the Military authorities had decided on a number of locations in the north to identify strategic "camps" on ‘the road to the North’ - "Berrimah", "Noonamah" and "Larrimah". The Military Board chose some local Aboriginal
names. During that time Berrimah became a military and industrial area.
Leading up to the bombing of Darwin
and in late 1941, action was being taken to erect quickly the 119th Army General Hospital at the camp site to be known as "Berrimah", the Army quoting the origin of the Aboriginal word "to the south". The Hospital was erected on the present day Kormilda College
site and was then called "Berrimah".
The original road reserve between Sections 41 and 42, Hundred of Bagot
, became to be known as Berrimah Road and by September 1952, this name was officially gazetted as the access road south of the main Highway crossing to the Quarantine Station. The strafing of this Hospital by the Japanese
in 1942 led to its eventual removal to Adelaide River
.
Not far away on the eastern side of Berrimah Road, a small cemetery reserve marked the graves of Japanese airmen who ironically died in the earlier attempts to bomb Darwin into submission.
, CSIRO Wildlife Research Laboratory, Berrimah Research Farm Centre, Darwin Prison, Don Dale Juvenile Detention Centre
, the Showground and Exhibition Centre.
Berrimah is a predominantly industrial area.
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...
, in the 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...
of 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
Before World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, in 1941 the Military authorities had decided on a number of locations in the north to identify strategic "camps" on ‘the road to the North’ - "Berrimah", "Noonamah" and "Larrimah". The Military Board chose some local 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...
names. During that time Berrimah became a military and industrial area.
Leading up to the bombing 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...
and in late 1941, action was being taken to erect quickly the 119th Army General Hospital at the camp site to be known as "Berrimah", the Army quoting the origin of the Aboriginal word "to the south". The Hospital was erected on the present day Kormilda College
Kormilda College
Kormilda College is an Anglican and Uniting Church day and residential secondary college located at Berrimah in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.-History:...
site and was then called "Berrimah".
The original road reserve between Sections 41 and 42, Hundred of Bagot
Bagot
Bagot as a personal name can refer to:*Baron Bagot, title in the Peerage of Great Britain*Charles Bagot , English diplomat and colonial administrator*The Bagehot column in The Economist*Richard Bagot , several persons...
, became to be known as Berrimah Road and by September 1952, this name was officially gazetted as the access road south of the main Highway crossing to the Quarantine Station. The strafing of this Hospital by the Japanese
Empire of Japan
The Empire of Japan is the name of the state of Japan that existed from the Meiji Restoration on 3 January 1868 to the enactment of the post-World War II Constitution of...
in 1942 led to its eventual removal to Adelaide River
Adelaide River
Adelaide River is a river in the Northern Territory of Australia. It starts in Litchfield National Park and flows generally northwards to Clarence Strait, being crossed by both the Stuart Highway and the Arnhem Highway...
.
Not far away on the eastern side of Berrimah Road, a small cemetery reserve marked the graves of Japanese airmen who ironically died in the earlier attempts to bomb Darwin into submission.
Present day
Located within Berrimah are Summer Institute of Linguistics, Kormilda College, Berrimah Power StationBerrimah Power Station, Northern Territory
Berrimah Power Station is located in Berrimah, an industrial suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.The Berrimah power station was built and commissioned in 1979 after a number of faults with the Stokes Hill power station....
, CSIRO Wildlife Research Laboratory, Berrimah Research Farm Centre, Darwin Prison, Don Dale Juvenile Detention Centre
Don Dale Juvenile Detention Centre
Don Dale Juvenile Detention Centre is a detention centre for youth aged 10–17 located in Berrimah, Northern Territory, Australia.-References:*Adlam, Nigel . "No Hope Left for Boot Camp." Northern Territory News. 26 December....
, the Showground and Exhibition Centre.
Berrimah is a predominantly industrial area.
External links
- http://www.brmanagement.com.au/suburbsmap.html
- http://203.84.234.220/Profile/Darwin/Default.aspx?id=146&pg=101&gid=120&type=enum