__NOTOC__ Coomalie Creek is a locality in the

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located about south-east of the territory capital of Darwin. The locality consists of land bounded to the east by the

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and whose western boundary lies the immediate west of the

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which passes through the locality in a north–south alignment. This locality is named after Coomalie Creek, which flows through the locality, and whose name is considered to be corruption of the aboriginal name, Gumili. Its boundaries and name were gazetted on 29 October 1997. The

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which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Coomalie Creek had 20 people living within its boundaries. Coomalie Creek is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of

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and within the local government area of the

Coomalie Shire The Coomalie Community Government Council is a Local government in Australia, local government area in Australia's Northern Territory, situated south of Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin and Palmerston, Northern Territory, Palmerston. The counc ...

. During

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, Coomalie Creek Airfield was constructed by the

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in the locality, which was bombed by Japanese forces on several occasions. Although it is on private land, the airfield has been partially restored and along with an anti-aircraft defence battery nearby, are some of the most intact examples of wartime infrastructure in the Northern Territory. Both are

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References

{{Coomalie Shire Localities and Settlements Populated places in the Northern Territory