Though Cherrie Ireland was born in Darwin, the capital city of the Northern Territory of Australia, she was on holiday in which city when she became paralysed by polio?
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Cherrie Ireland Cheryl "Cherrie" Ann Dallas-Smith (née Loydstrom, formerly Ireland), MBE is an Australian former wheelchair athlete, swimmer and table tennis player who represented her country at two Paralympic Games and two Commonwealth Paraplegic Games in the 1960s and 1970s. Born in Darwin, She was on holiday in Melbourne when she was paralysed by polio at the age of five. Her family moved to Brisbane and she became involved in competitive sport through the Queensland Sports and Social Club for the Disabled.
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Darwin, Northern Territory is the capital city of the Northern Territory of Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin is the largest city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, with a population of 142,300. It is the smallest and most northerly of the Australian capital cities, and acts as the Top End's regional centre.
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Northern Territory The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT) is a federal Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. It shares borders with Western Australia to the west (129th meridian east), South Australia to the south (26th parallel south), and Queensland to the east (138th meridian east). To the north, the territory is bordered by the Timor Sea, the Arafura Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria. Despite its large area—over 1349129 km2 , making it the third largest Australian federal division—it is sparsely populated. The Northern Territory's population of 244,000 (2016) makes it the least populous of Australia's eight major states and territories, having fewer than half as many people as Tasmania.
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Dundee, Northern Territory Dundee is a town in the Northern Territory, Australia, located approximately 125 km southwest of Darwin on a peninsula between the Timor Sea and Bynoe Harbour. Dundee consists of three separate localities: Dundee Beach on the Timor Sea, Dundee Forest in the central peninsula and Dundee Downs adjacent to Bynoe Harbour in the east. The localities are named after the original subdivisions, believed to be in reference to the film ""Crocodile" Dundee". The permanent population is estimated at approximately 400 residents.
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Parap, Northern Territory Parap is an inner suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
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Darwinia taxifolia Darwinia taxifolia is a shrub which is endemic to New South Wales in Australia.
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Torquay, Queensland Torquay is a suburb in Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia, located 294 km north of Brisbane. Torquay is one of five beachside suburbs in Hervey Bay that is made up of primarily residential homes with some tourist accommodation in apartment buildings.
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Ingleside, New South Wales Ingleside is a suburb in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Ingleside is located 28 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council. Ingleside is part of the Northern Beaches region, about 2 kilometres from the coast at Mona Vale. Ingleside Heights and Tumbledown Dick are localities in the west of the suburb.
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Nantawarra, South Australia Nantawarra is a locality in South Australia located about 120 km north of the Adelaide city centre and within the local government area known as the Wakefield Regional Council. The locality occupies land on both sides of Highway 1 between Port Wakefield in the south and Snowtown in the north. Nantawarra is recognisable from a distance by the presence of grain silos immediately just east of the Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line. The name Nantawarra may derive from the word "nantuwara" (meaning a northern yerta, or family group) in Kaurna, the language of the indigenous people of this part of South Australia.
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Oeno Island Oeno Island ( ) or Holiday Island is a coral atoll in the South Pacific Ocean, part of the Pitcairn Islands overseas territory.
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Moil, Northern Territory Moil is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
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Darwin City, Northern Territory Darwin City (referred to as "Darwin city centre" or "The CBD" (Central Business District) is a suburb surrounded by metropolitan Darwin which comprises the original settlement, the central business district, parkland and other built-up areas. It is the oldest part of Darwin and includes many of the city's important institutions and landmarks, such as Parliament, Government House, the Northern Territory Supreme Court, Bicentennial Park and the George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens. The city centre is located in the local government areas of the City of Darwin.
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Palmerston, Northern Territory Palmerston is a planned satellite city of Darwin, the capital and largest city in Australia's Northern Territory. Palmerston is situated near Darwin Harbour and had a population of 27,618 at the 2011 census, making it the second largest city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory. Palmerston is currently the fastest growing city in the Northern Territory and has briefly in the past held the title of the fastest growing city in Australia.
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Capital Country Capital Country is the name of one of the sixteen tourism regions of New South Wales, Australia. This geographical division is made for improving commerce, specifically tourism, in the state.
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Gowrie, Australian Capital Territory Gowrie is a suburb of Canberra, Australia, located in the northern end of the Tuggeranong Valley. Tuggeranong suburbs are the southernmost of Australia's capital city. Gowrie is named after Brigadier-General Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie (1872–1955), Governor-General of Australia from 1936–1944.
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Western Sydney Parklands The Western Sydney Parklands is an urban park system and a nature reserve located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The NSW government has spent around $400 million for the park. The park is governed by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and is listed under the "National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974". The Parklands begin in the north in the City of Blacktown, cross the City of Fairfield, and end in the City of Liverpool. The Parkland, being one of the largest in the world, features picnic areas,
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Chigwell, Tasmania Chigwell is a suburb in the "northern" suburbs area of Hobart, the capital city of Tasmania, Australia. The suburb is situated between the suburbs of Berriedale, Claremont and Glenlusk. The suburb shares its border with Berriedale along the Brooker Highway and the streets north of Berriedale Rd. Until the late 1990s, the suburb boundary was closer to the main road.
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Elizabeth Town, Tasmania Elizabeth Town is a populated rural area in Meander Valley, Tasmania bisected by the Bass Highway. The town is named after Her Majesty Elizabeth II, Queen Of Australia during her first visit to the Commonwealth of Australia in 1954. It was the only town named after Her Majesty The Queen during her 1954 tour of Australia.
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Thirroul, New South Wales Thirroul is a northern seaside suburb of the city of Wollongong, Australia. Situated between Austinmer and Bulli, it is approximately 13 kilometres north of Wollongong, and 69 km south of Sydney. It lies between the Pacific Ocean and a section of the Illawarra escarpment known as Lady Fuller Park, adjacent to Bulli Pass Scenic Reserve.
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Paralowie, South Australia Paralowie is a suburb in the north of Adelaide, South Australia. It is predominantly a residential suburb.
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Krista Polvere Krista Polvere is an Australian-born singer/songwriter from Adelaide, but resides in Melbourne, Australia. Polvere moved to Sydney at a young age to study acting and music. Polvere's father, a former band manager, immigrated from Naples, Italy and her mother is of Welsh descent.
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Northern Beaches The Northern Beaches is an area in the northern coastal suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, near the Pacific coast. This area extends south to the entrance of Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour), west to Middle Harbour and north to the entrance of Broken Bay. The area was formerly inhabited by the Garigal or Caregal people in a region known as Guringai country.