Buffalo Creek, Northern Territory Explained

Type:suburb
Buffalo Creek
City:Darwin
State:nt
Alternative Location Map:Australia Darwin
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Lga:City of Darwin
Postcode:0810
Pop:0
Location1:Darwin City
Stategov:Wanguri
Fedgov:Solomon
Near-Nw:Beagle Gulf
Near-N:Beagle Gulf
Near-Ne:Beagle Gulf
Near-W:Lee Point
Leanyer
Near-E:Micket Creek
Near-Sw:Leanyer
Near-S:Holmes
Near-Se:Holmes
Near:Buffalo Creek
Footnotes:Adjoining suburbs[1] [2]

Buffalo Creek is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It is the traditional country and waterways of the Larrakia people.[3]

History

Buffalo Creek is an undeveloped northern suburb of Darwin. The name is taken from the stream of the same name which first appears on maps in the 1940s by the Army.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Buffalo Creek . NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory . Northern Territory Government . 30 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Darwin City Council Suburbs . Place Names Committee . Northern Territory Government . 30 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190318101207/https://placenames.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/404771/DarwinA3map.pdf . 18 March 2019 . dead .
  3. Web site: 2023-03-31 . The Larrakia People . 2023-12-08 . Larrakia Nation . en-US.
  4. http://www.nt.gov.au/lands/lis/placenames/origins/greaterdarwin.shtml#b Northern Territory Government