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Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) is the home of Tiwi Designs, an art corporation (involving some 100 indigenous artists) which produces fabric, carvings, ceramics, print and paintings and whose aim is to promote, preserve and enrich Tiwi culture.
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Nguiu Post Office opened on 3 June 1974 as the first office on Bathurst Island.
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Wurrumiyanga on Bathurst Island off the coast of the Northern Territory, Australia
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Town in the Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory,Australia
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Wurrumiyanga, Northern Territory
Timor Sea
11°45′32.76″S 130°38′4.92″E / 11.7591000°S 130.6347000°E / -11.7591000; 130.6347000
Tiwi Islands
Northern Territory
/wʊrʊmiˈjɑːŋə/
/ˈnjj/
[ˈŋuju]
Bathurst Island
Northern Territory
Australia
Francis Xavier Gsell
Tiwi Land Council
Australian rules football
Tiwi Islands Football League
"2016 Census QuickStats: Wurrumiyanga"
"NT Place Names Register"
Post Office List
"Xavier Catholic College"
"Tiwi Designs"
"Tiwi Designs: About Us"
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Tiwi Islands Region
Tiwi Islands
Milikapiti
Pirlangimpi
Wurrumiyanga
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