Port Darwin (other)

	Port Darwin (other) Port Darwin is a port in the Northern Territory of Australia Port Darwin may also refer to. Electoral division of Port Darwin, an electorate in the Northern Territory of Australia Port Darwin FC, a soccer club in the Northern Territory of Australia Another name for Darwin, Falkland Islands See also Darwin (other) Darwin may refer to: Common meanings * Charles Darwin (1809–1882), English naturalist and writer, best known as the originator of the theory of biological evolution by natural selection * Darwin, Northern Territory, a territorial capital city i ... {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Port Darwin Port Darwin is the port in Darwin, Northern Territory, in northern Australia. The port has operated in a number of locations, including Stokes Hill Wharf, Cullen Bay and East Arm Wharf. In 2015, a 99-year lease was granted to the Chinese-owned Landbridge Group, a transaction that has since ignited significant national security concerns. Locations Stokes Hill Wharf operated as the main location of Port Darwin, and has had three wharves. East Arm Wharf, opened in 2000. Panamax sized ships of a maximum length of 274 metres and a DWT of up to 80,000 tonnes are able to use the location. Privatisation Following the 2012 election of the Country Liberal party, the Territory sought to raise funds for unspecified purposes through the sale of public assets, including the Territory Insurance Office and Darwin Port. In order to accomplish the latter, the Territory made a request for expressions of interest in late 2014 and early 2015, resulting in thirty-three companies signalling their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Electoral Division Of Port Darwin Port Darwin is an electoral divisions of the Northern Territory, electoral division of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly in the Northern Territory of Australia. It was first created in 1974, and is an entirely urban electorate, covering only 5 km² and taking in the Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin central business district, as well as the suburb of Larrakeyah, Northern Territory, Larrakeyah and part of Stuart Park, Northern Territory, Stuart Park. There were 5,699 people enrolled in the electorate as of August 2020. Unlike most state and territory electorates based on CBDs, Port Darwin historically tilted conservative. For most of the first four decades of its existence, Port Darwin was a safe seat for the Country Liberal Party, although it was one of only two seats the party did not hold in the Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 1974-1977, first parliament from 1974 to 1977. It was widely considered as CLP heartland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Port Darwin FC Port Darwin Football Club is an Australian soccer club based in Darwin, which competes in the NorZone Premier League. History Port Darwin FC was formed in 1996 following a merger of two prominent junior Darwin football clubs. Parap and St Mary's came together and with the senior Waratahs Club joining the fledgling club in 2006, the claret and blue's were formed. Six years later Port Darwin FC secured its first Premiership, defeating Darwin Olympic 5–1 in the 2012 Grand Final. The club's home ground is Gardens Oval, centrally located in the heart of Darwin. The club has grown throughout its short history, fielding a Norzone Premier League and a Reserves side along with an All Ages Men side, A Senior Women's team and numerous Under Age Teams from Miniroos right up to Under 18's. In 2018 Port Darwin Football Club's committee decided to give PDFC a fresh new look and change the club's logo which would move the club into the 21st century. The committee wanted to have a modern, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Darwin, Falkland Islands Darwin is a settlement in Lafonia on East Falkland, Falkland Islands, lying on Choiseul Sound, on the east side of the island's central isthmus, north of Goose Green. It was known occasionally (and still is from time to time) as Port Darwin. Attractions in Darwin include a corral, the Galpon building which was home to nineteenth-century gauchos, the Argentine Military Cemetery, and birdlife both in the Sound and the pond. There is also a small racecourse here, for local amateur and hobby horse riders. History It is named after Charles Darwin, who carried out a zoological survey of the Falkland Islands on the Beagle's second voyage. Darwin was said to have spent the night here. Approximately quarter of a century after Charles Darwin's visit, the settlement of Darwin was founded. The first building, erected in 1859, was the vicarage.Wigglesworth, Angela. (1992) ''Falkland People''. Pub. Peter Owen. It was started as the centre for sheep farming in Lafonia, which it remained unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]