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The Wagait Shire is a
local government area
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in the
Northern Territory
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of
Australia
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. The council was established as the Cox Peninsula Community Government Council on 28 April 1995 and renamed with effect from 1 July 2008.
The shire is located west of
Darwin, as a 15-minute ferry ride, or a drive on fully sealed roads.
The council derived its previous name from the Cox Peninsula. It was named after
Matthew Dillon Cox
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* Matthew (given name)
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who was regarded as the Northern Territory's first pastoralist, who applied for a lease over the peninsula in 1869, just after the establishment of
Darwin. The current name is derived from the name of the township located near Wagait Beach.
Suburbs
*
Wagait Beach
*
Mandorah
See also
*
Local Government Areas of the Northern Territory
References
External links
LGWORKS: Cox Peninsula Community Government CouncilNT Land Group
Local government areas of the Northern Territory
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