| Adelaide River Northern Territory |
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| Population: | 229 (2001 census) |
| Postcode: | 0846 |
| Location: | |
| LGA: | Coomalie |
| State District: | Daly |
| Federal Division: | Lingiari |
Adelaide River () is a town where the Stuart Highway crosses the Adelaide River in the Northern Territory of Australia. At the 2001 census, Adelaide River had a population of 229.[1] It is renowned for the fresh barramundi served at the hotel on the banks of the river.
History
Adelaide Rriver was settled by the telegraph workers who arrived in the area to construct the Overland Telegraph Line. The discovery of gold at Pine Creek in 1892 had a major impact on the settlement. In 1886 a contract was signed to build a railway between Palmerston (Darwin) and the goldfields at Pine Creek, Northern Territory. By April 1888 the railway had reached Adelaide River. During World War II, there were up to 30,000 Australian and United States soldiers based near the town. There is a war cemetery near the town in which many of those who died during the Japanese bombing of Darwin in WW2 are buried.
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References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (19 November 2002). Community Profile Series : Adelaide River (L) (Urban Centre/Locality). 2001 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved on 2007-06-30.
