Millner, Northern Territory
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Millner is a northern suburb in the city of Darwin
, in the Northern Territory
of Australia
.
s until his death in 1875. Millner and his family perished on the ill-fated SS Gothenburg
, which was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef
on 24 February 1875, with the loss of 102 lives.
The National Archives of Australia
(Darwin) is located in Kelsey Crescent. The Darwin office was under construction when Cyclone Tracy
devastated Darwin in Christmas 1974. Construction continued, after the clean-up of the town, and the building opened in 1976. Being a purpose built repository with the added protection offered by strict Cyclone Coding it was one of the safest buildings in the whole of the Territory.
With the event of self-government for the Northern Territory in 1978, a Custody and Ownership Project was undertaken to split the Darwin collection between the Commonwealth and the State, and by 1984 the collection consisted of Commonwealth records only. In 2002 the refurbished Darwin office of the National Archives was opened, occupying part of the building with a smaller collection than had been envisioned during the repository’s original construction in the 1970s.
(Jape Centre, Spotlight, BCF and various other specialty shops) located off Bagot Road.
Millner is located between three main arterial roads; Bagot Road, McMillams Road and Trower Road and as a consequence, is very centrally located. It houses the only velodrome
in Darwin and is the home of junior football (soccer)
. There are two primary schools located in the suburb. This suburb also has the Darwin International Airport
bordering it. A Hotel / Motel is also situated on its boundary.
Millner is generally associated with the adjacent northern suburbs of Nightcliff
, Rapid Creek
and Coconut Grove
.
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
Millner was named after Dr James S. Millner, the medical officer in George W. Goyder's 1869 expedition to found the first colony at Port Darwin. He went on to serve as Protector of AborigineAustralian 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...
s until his death in 1875. Millner and his family perished 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 was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is the world'slargest reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,600 kilometres over an area of approximately...
on 24 February 1875, with the loss of 102 lives.
The National Archives of Australia
National Archives of Australia
The National Archives of Australia is a body established by the Government of Australia for the purpose of preserving Commonwealth Government records. It is an Executive Agency of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and reports to the Cabinet Secretary, Senator Joe Ludwig.The national...
(Darwin) is located in Kelsey Crescent. The Darwin office was under construction when Cyclone Tracy
Cyclone Tracy
Cyclone Tracy was a tropical cyclone that devastated the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day, 1974...
devastated Darwin in Christmas 1974. Construction continued, after the clean-up of the town, and the building opened in 1976. Being a purpose built repository with the added protection offered by strict Cyclone Coding it was one of the safest buildings in the whole of the Territory.
With the event of self-government for the Northern Territory in 1978, a Custody and Ownership Project was undertaken to split the Darwin collection between the Commonwealth and the State, and by 1984 the collection consisted of Commonwealth records only. In 2002 the refurbished Darwin office of the National Archives was opened, occupying part of the building with a smaller collection than had been envisioned during the repository’s original construction in the 1970s.
Present day
Millner is one of the major growth areas of the northern suburbs, with the second largest shopping complex Homemaker VillageHomemaker Village
Homemaker Village, is located in the Darwin suburb of Millner. It is the second largest shopping centre in the Northern Territory.Development of the Homemaker Village started in 1989, by the Jape Group. The Village covers 60,000m² of land. The centre is currently undergoing stage 6 & 7 of development...
(Jape Centre, Spotlight, BCF and various other specialty shops) located off Bagot Road.
Millner is located between three main arterial roads; Bagot Road, McMillams Road and Trower Road and as a consequence, is very centrally located. It houses the only velodrome
Velodrome
A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of two 180-degree circular bends connected by two straights...
in Darwin and is the home of junior football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
. There are two primary schools located in the suburb. This suburb also has the Darwin International Airport
Darwin International Airport
Darwin International Airport is the busiest airport serving the Northern Territory and the tenth busiest airport in Australia. It is the only airport serving Darwin....
bordering it. A Hotel / Motel is also situated on its boundary.
Millner is generally associated with the adjacent northern suburbs of Nightcliff
Nightcliff, Northern Territory
Nightcliff is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.-History:Although the origin of the name Nightcliff has always been surrounded by conjecture and controversy, the naming can be tracked back to 8 September 1839...
, Rapid Creek
Rapid Creek, Northern Territory
Rapid Creek is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.- History :Although the precise circumstances of the naming of Rapid Creek remain obscure, the name must have been applied by Surveyor-General George W. Goyder's surveyors not long after the arrival of the 1869...
and Coconut Grove
Coconut Grove, Northern Territory
Coconut Grove is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of City of Darwin.-History:Coconut Grove is named for the grove of coconuts on the coastal fringe of the area...
.