Extract date: 26/03/2025
| Name | Kekwick Ponds |
|---|---|
| Type Designation | Pond |
| Place Id | 14085 |
| Place Type | Feature |
| Status | Historical |
| Date Registered | |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -19° 09' S (Decimal degrees -19.163903) | |
| Longitude: 134° 12' E (Decimal degrees 134.200703) | |
| Locality / Suburb | |
| Warumungu | |
| Local Government Area | |
| Barkly Shire Council | |
| History/Origin | Kekwick Ponds was named by John McD Stuart on 19 June 1860. Stuart named it after William Darton Kekwick his second in command on his expeditions from 1860 to 1863 " in token of the zeal and activity he has displayed during the Expedition". (South Aust. Parl. Paper 65 of 1861, pg 16, pp B) Also see Threadgill: South Aust. Land Exploration, pg 49 footnote 27. Kekwick later joined W.C. Gosse's expedition - he died at Blinman in October 1872. East of Short Range, termination of Bishop Creek. Note that Kekwick Springs, north of Katherine is a seperate feature named by Stuart on his final and successful expedition in 1862. |
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