The name of the locality was applied in 1941. "Noonamah" was taken from the language of the Wagaman Aboriginal people and means "plenty of tucker and good things".[4]
In 1942, a railway siding and storage depot were constructed on the North Australia Railway at the site of present-day Noonamah, to support the Strauss Airfield and a number of nearby military airfields being established in the area. A cricket pitch was built by members of the 27th Australian Infantry Brigade in the same year while stationed at the camp. The cricket pitch has hosted games between local residents and serving personnel on ANZAC Day many times since the war, and is now heritage listed.[5] Noonamah and surrounding areas were bombed by the Japanese extensively throughout 1942.
The North Australia Railway was only able to be sustained after the war by the activities of the Frances. Creek Iron Ore Mine. The Railway eventually closed in 1976 due to the insistence of the then Whitlam Federal Government that the Mine paid commercial rates to use the Railway. The Mine then closed, and, with it, the Railway. The Adelaide-Darwin Railway opened in 2004, but on a new alignment that bypasses Noonamah.
Todayedit
Modern Noonamah is mostly a rural area with much of the surrounding land being used for agriculture. There is a hotel, petrol station and general store (which also serves as the Post Office RV) located on the Stuart Highway south of the Elizabeth River bridge. North of the river is the Darwin Crocodile Farm, a commercial farm with over 7000 American alligators and native crocodiles. The farm is currently closed to the public.[when?] A number of trucking companies have facilities in the suburb for loading and transporting livestock.
There are no schools in the suburb. The nearest primary school is to the north in Bees Creek, while middle school and high school students in years 7 to 12 can travel to Taminmin High School in nearby Humpty Doo.
Public transportedit
The Northern Territory Government provides limited bus services between Noonamah and Palmerston Monday - Saturday. Bus routes 440 and 445 pass through the suburb. These services are infrequent, generally running twice a day. In January 2012, park and ride facilities opened in nearby Coolalinga and Humpty Doo, providing a better service for commuters travelling from the rural area to Darwin.[6]
On the day of the 2011 census, only 1.8% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 74.1% by car (either as driver or as passenger).[7]
Eventsedit
The National Rodeo Council of Australia schedules many events in Noonamah throughout the year.[8]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Noonamah Northern Territory news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Noonamah is an outer rural suburban area of Darwin it is 45 km southeast of the Darwin CBD Its Local Government Area is the Litchfield Municipality The suburb is mostly a rural area but has been experiencing strong growth in population and development when The Elizabeth River flows through Noonamah towards the East Arm of Darwin Harbour Noonamah Darwin Northern TerritoryNoonamahCoordinates12 38 3 S 131 4 25 E 12 63417 S 131 07361 E 12 63417 131 07361Population319 2016 census 1 Established1941Postcode s 0837Location45 6 km 28 mi from Darwin25 7 km 16 mi from PalmerstonLGA s Litchfield MunicipalityTerritory electorate s GoyderDalyFederal division s LingiariSuburbs around Noonamah Bees CreekWeddell Humpty Doo Humpty DooWeddell Noonamah Lloyd CreekWeddell Berry Springs Berry SpringsLivingstoneHughes Lloyd CreekFootnotesAdjoining suburbs 2 3 Noonamah PanoramaContents 1 History 2 Today 3 Public transport 4 Events 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe name of the locality was applied in 1941 Noonamah was taken from the language of the Wagaman Aboriginal people and means plenty of tucker and good things 4 In 1942 a railway siding and storage depot were constructed on the North Australia Railway at the site of present day Noonamah to support the Strauss Airfield and a number of nearby military airfields being established in the area A cricket pitch was built by members of the 27th Australian Infantry Brigade in the same year while stationed at the camp The cricket pitch has hosted games between local residents and serving personnel on ANZAC Day many times since the war and is now heritage listed 5 Noonamah and surrounding areas were bombed by the Japanese extensively throughout 1942 The North Australia Railway was only able to be sustained after the war by the activities of the Frances Creek Iron Ore Mine The Railway eventually closed in 1976 due to the insistence of the then Whitlam Federal Government that the Mine paid commercial rates to use the Railway The Mine then closed and with it the Railway The Adelaide Darwin Railway opened in 2004 but on a new alignment that bypasses Noonamah Today editModern Noonamah is mostly a rural area with much of the surrounding land being used for agriculture There is a hotel petrol station and general store which also serves as the Post Office RV located on the Stuart Highway south of the Elizabeth River bridge North of the river is the Darwin Crocodile Farm a commercial farm with over 7000 American alligators and native crocodiles The farm is currently closed to the public when A number of trucking companies have facilities in the suburb for loading and transporting livestock There are no schools in the suburb The nearest primary school is to the north in Bees Creek while middle school and high school students in years 7 to 12 can travel to Taminmin High School in nearby Humpty Doo Public transport editThe Northern Territory Government provides limited bus services between Noonamah and Palmerston Monday Saturday Bus routes 440 and 445 pass through the suburb These services are infrequent generally running twice a day In January 2012 park and ride facilities opened in nearby Coolalinga and Humpty Doo providing a better service for commuters travelling from the rural area to Darwin 6 On the day of the 2011 census only 1 8 of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 74 1 by car either as driver or as passenger 7 Events editThe National Rodeo Council of Australia schedules many events in Noonamah throughout the year 8 The Noonamah Tavern Rodeo 9 References edit Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Noonamah State Suburb 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 28 June 2017 nbsp Noonamah NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory Northern Territory Government February 2005 Retrieved 4 May 2019 Litchfield Municipality Localities PDF Place Names Committee Northern Territory Government Archived from the original PDF on 18 March 2019 Retrieved 4 May 2019 Noonamah Locality Archived 2011 06 29 at the Wayback Machine Northern Territory Government Noonamah WWII Sites Declared Heritage www newsroom nt gov au Archived from the original on 24 July 2008 Darwin and Palmerston public bus timetables and maps 23 May 2022 Australian Bureau of Statistics 31 October 2012 Noonamah State Suburb 2011 Census QuickStats Retrieved 12 September 2016 nbsp National Rodeo Council of Australia Archived from the original on 24 March 2012 Retrieved 1 May 2012 Noonamah Tavern Rodeo External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Noonamah Northern Territory Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Noonamah Northern Territory amp oldid 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