Place Names Register Extract

Parkinson Street

Extract date: 24/11/2024

Name	Parkinson
Type Designation	Street
Place Id	24291
Place Type	Road
Status	Registered
Date Registered	6 December 2011
Locality / Suburb
	Muirhead
Local Government Area
	Darwin City Council
History/Origin	Named in commemoration of George Frederick Parkinson who enlisted in the RAAF, and was a Corporal with the 6 Communications Unit when he discharged in 1946. While driving a cab for Co-Op Taxis he and his family lived in a house on Hudson Fysh Avenue. He was a member of the RSL. In a Memoriam notice in the NT News George was described as 'a phenomenal man of the earth, stockman, ploughman, timberman, tin miner, Co-Op Taxi 36, crocodile hunter, RAAF, RSL, adventurer and frontiersman'. He passed away in May 1997 at the age of 85. George's funeral service was held in the then Darwin Botanical Gardens. It was requested that instead of flowers, donations be given to the RSL.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
06/12/2011		Date added to the Register.
14/12/2011	NTG50

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