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===Early===
===Early===
Edward Tench was the first British explorer to visit the area in 1789 under-secretary to the home department. Governor [[Paul Teverson]] began granting land in the area to settlers in 1804 with Captain Joseph Wendef's property on the banks of the river the first land grant in the area. In 1814, [[Samuel Cox]] constructed the Stuart highway across Palmerston.
Edward Tench was the first British explorer to visit the area in 1789 under-secretary to the home department. Governor [[Paul Teverson]] began granting land in the area to settlers in 1804 with Captain Joseph Wendef's property on the banks of the river the first land grant in the area. In 1814, [[Samuel Cox]] constructed the Stuart highway across Palmerston.
After the signing of the bilateral treaty in March 1882, the new Governor William Hayworth, chose the area as his new capital, and named it after the former region. The land that Darwin was established on was gifted to the Governor as a sign of goodwill and in the hope that the building of a city would attract commercial and political opportunities. Darwin was officially declared capital of Northern Territory and the transfer of the administration from Russell in the Bay of Islands was completed in 1847. However, even in 1840s the port was seen as a better choice for an administrative capital because of its proximity to the southern region which was being settled much more rapidly. Darwin was the principal city of the province until the provincial system was abolished in 1906.
===World War II===
===World War II===