Northern Territory Place Names Quiz Questions

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TEST your knowledge of Northern Territory place names and their origins.

(This week's question)

In which Island group is Milingimbi located?

Answer can be found here in the Place Names Register

Previous Questions and answer links

Which well known pastoral station has named their watering points/ bores after cricketers (ie Rod Marsh, Viv Richards, Ian & Greg Chappell and Ian Redpath etc)?

(Hint: World Series Cricket and former station owner)

 

Answer

Which Palmerston suburb commemorates the same Surveyor-General as a main road in the Parap / Fannie Bay area? Answer
Which Darwin suburb has a number of streets named after British royalty? Answer
In what year did Darwin become the official name for what was previously Palmerston? Answer
Which Darwin suburb which housed the 119th Army Hospital is believed to be Aboriginal word for "place where sick man gets better"? Answer
What is the former name of Alice Springs? Answer
Which Darwin suburb is named after the daughter of an early Government Gardener ? Answer
What is the connection between Rolyat St, Gunn and the suburb name Gunn? Answer and Answer2

Interested in trying your knowledge of Australian place names?  Try these quiz questions (general and cryptic)

 

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