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government stationnoun Australian historicalA remote settlement established for agricultural purposes or for the welfare of Aborigines: because of the government stations, Aboriginal children were becoming literate...- This was on the small government station, but those who lived on other parts of the island had nothing unless they generated it themselves with portable generators.
- It was first used as an anchorage for British capital ships in the 18th century, and then later it became a government station.
- Not actually a town, it was the government station back when Papua New Guinea was governed by Australia.
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