Elliott, Northern Territory
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Elliott is a town in Northern Territory
, Australia
. It is located almost halfway between Darwin
and Alice Springs on the Stuart Highway. The town is in the Yapurkulangu ward of the Barkly Shire
. The area is the home of the Jingili people and the traditional name of the town is Kulumindini. At the 2006 census
, Elliott had a population of 355.
The town began at the site of Number 8 Bore on Newcastle Waters Station as an Australian Army camp during World War II. It is named after Army Captain R.D (Snow) Elliott MBE.
Elliott is on the edge of the Newcastle Waters Station and is 23km from Newcastle Waters
, a town located near the stations homestead and at the junction of three important stockroutes. It lies close to the ephemeral Lake Woods
.
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...
. It is located almost halfway between 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 Alice Springs on the Stuart Highway. The town is in the Yapurkulangu ward of the Barkly Shire
Barkly Shire
The Barkly Shire is a Local Government Area of the Northern Territory, Australia. The shire main town is Tennant Creek The shire covers an area of and has a estimated population of 8,077 people.-History:...
. The area is the home of the Jingili people and the traditional name of the town is Kulumindini. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Elliott had a population of 355.
The town began at the site of Number 8 Bore on Newcastle Waters Station as an Australian Army camp during World War II. It is named after Army Captain R.D (Snow) Elliott MBE.
Elliott is on the edge of the Newcastle Waters Station and is 23km from Newcastle Waters
Newcastle Waters, Northern Territory
Newcastle Waters is a small settlement off the Stuart Highway in the Northern Territory. Newcastle is virtually uninhabited. The nearest petrol station and accommodation is found south at Elliott. It is inside Newcastle Waters station, a large cattle station with over 40,000 head of...
, a town located near the stations homestead and at the junction of three important stockroutes. It lies close to the ephemeral Lake Woods
Lake Woods
Lake Woods is an ephemeral freshwater lake in the Northern Territory of Australia. It lies on Newcastle Creek close to the small town of Elliott on the Stuart Highway, about halfway between Darwin and Alice Springs...
.