Muirhead is a northern suburb of the city of
Darwin in the
Northern Territory
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of
Australia
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.
History
Muirhead is named in commemoration of
James Muirhead who was an
Administrator of the Northern Territory
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and a judge of the
Supreme Court of the Northern Territory
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.
The area comprising Muirhead was part of the suburb of Lee Point.
Subdivision development of this suburb commenced in April 2011.
References
Suburbs of Darwin, Northern Territory
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