Nightcliff Baseball Club Inc. is an amateur

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club located in Darwin,

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. Also known as "the

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", the club was formed in 1969 and competes in the

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(DBL), latterly known as

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. It is also an affiliated member of the Nightcliff Sports Club.

Operation

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. As such, the

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operates or functions under a

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s, elected each

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. The club derives its income from

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registration

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and

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activities. Because the club is an incorporated body, it operates as a legal business entity. The club is based and

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Nightcliff Middle School Nightcliff Middle School is a coeducational state school situated between Nightcliff Road, Aralia Street and Ryland Road, in the northern Darwin suburb of Rapid Creek, Northern Territory, Australia. History The school was named after the adjacen ...

, Aralia Street,

Nightcliff Nightcliff is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It is the traditional country and waterways of the Larrakia people. History Although the origin of the name Nightcliff has alway ...

History

Established in 1969, Nightcliff's origins stemmed from the Darwin Chinese Recreation Club (DCRC) Red Sox. The Red Sox disbanded earlier the same year, but several former players adopted the new club. Bob Melville was elected as the inaugural

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, but

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shortly afterwards following a

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with another committee member. He was replaced by Alan Smith, who remained President for the remainder of the season. Nightcliff dominated the competition throughout the 1970s and early 1980s. This period was known as Nightcliff's 'Golden Era' in which the club played in 12

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