Fannie Bay is a middle/inner suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Situated in the suburb is the

Fannie Bay Gaol Fannie Bay Gaol is a historic gaol in Fannie Bay, Northern Territory, Australia. The gaol operated as Her Majesty's Gaol and Labour Prison, from 20 September 1883 until 1 September 1979. History In 1888, Deputy Sheriff (and later Government ...

museum, Fannie Bay Race Track, Fannie Bay Oval the home of the

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 Mar ...

and a monument to Ross Smith, captain of the

Vickers Vimy The Vickers Vimy was a British heavy bomber aircraft developed and manufactured by Vickers Limited. Developed during the latter stages of the First World War to equip the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), the Vimy was designed by Reginald Kirshaw "Rex" ...

, that on 10 December 1919, was the first aircraft to fly from England to Australia in less than 30 days. Adjoining the suburb is the

East Point Reserve East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...

, containing Lake Alexander, a Military Museum and gun emplacements from the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. A great many places in the Northern Territory were named by

John McDouall Stuart John McDouall Stuart (7 September 18155 June 1866), often referred to as simply "McDouall Stuart", was a Scottish explorer and one of the most accomplished of all Australia's inland explorers. Stuart led the first successful expedition to tra ...

for members of the Chambers family, who sponsored his expeditions. Fannie Bay on the other hand was named by George Goyder after

Fanny Carandini Fanny may refer to: Given name * Fanny (name), a feminine given name or a nickname, often for Frances In slang * A term for the vulva, in Britain and many other parts of the English-speaking world * A term for the buttocks, in the United States ...

, an opera singer.

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Fannie Bay NT Community id
Suburbs of Darwin, Northern Territory Bays of the Northern Territory {{NorthernTerritory-geo-stub