Wulagi, Northern Territory
Encyclopedia
Wulagi is a Northern suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory
, in the Northern Territory
of Australia
.
and was built after Cyclone Tracy
struck Darwin, Northern Territory
in 1974. The name originates from an Aboriginal tribe. Development of the area was primarily during the 1970s and 1980s.
The streets in Wulagi are named after birds found in the Northern Territory
.
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...
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History
Wulagi is one of Darwin's northern suburbs east of Lee PointLee Point, Northern Territory
Lee Point is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.-History:Lee Point is not yet a developed suburb. The suburb name is derived from the point "Lee Point" which appears on Goyder’s 1869 Plan of Port Darwin and probably dates back to Stokes’ examination of the...
and was built after 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...
struck Darwin, Northern Territory
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 1974. The name originates from an Aboriginal tribe. Development of the area was primarily during the 1970s and 1980s.
The streets in Wulagi are named after birds found 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...
.
Present day
Major features of the area include Wulagi Primary School and Wulagi Oval. In the 'dry season' it is very common to see a club cricket game at the oval on a Saturday.External links
- http://www.nt.gov.au/lands/lis/placenames/origins/greaterdarwin.shtml#w
- City of Darwin Community Profiles