Karama, Northern Territory

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Karama
city = Darwin
state = nt

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caption = Karama Shopping Plaza
lga = City of Darwin
postcode = 0812
est = 1980's
pop = 5,274 (2006) |pop_footnotes=Census 2006 AUS
id = SSC71061
name = Karama (State Suburb)
accessdate = 2007-12-30
quick = on]

area = 2.1
propval = $375,000
stategov = Karama
fedgov = Solomon
near-nw = Leanyer
near-n =
near-ne =
near-w = Malak
near-e =
near-sw = Marrara
near-s = Marrara
near-se = Knuckey Lagoon
dist1 = 14.1
location1= Darwin

Karama is a Northern suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, in the Northern Territory of Australia.

History

The suburb of Karama is named after an Aboriginal tribe.

Karama is an established residential area in Darwin's northern suburbs built in the late 1970's early 1980's period.

In 1964, Douglas Lockwood recommended that a number of tribal names be used for the suburbs of Darwin. The suburbs Karama was listed.

Present day

Some major features of the area include the Karama Primary School, Manunda Terrace Primary School, Holy Family Primary School, O’Loughlin Secondary College and Karama Shopping Plaza.

Karama Library is also located within the Karama Shopping Plaza, and is a service of Darwin City Council Libraries.

Brazil Crescent in Karama was named after Robert Brazil, a crewman (fireman) on the ill-fated SS Gothenburg, which sank off the north Queensland coast on 24 February 1875, with the loss of approximately 102 lives. Brazil was one of only 22 survivors and was awarded a medal for bravery and heroism for his efforts to save drowning passengers. [ [http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/placenames/view.jsp?id=5381 NT Government ] (2008). NT Place Names Register: Brazil Crescent. Retrieved online 2 February 2008.]

References

External links

* http://www.nt.gov.au/lands/lis/placenames/origins/greaterdarwin.shtml#k
* http://203.84.234.220/Profile/Darwin/Default.aspx?id=146&pg=101&gid=160&type=enum