Place Names Register Extract

John Whyte Truck Parking Bay

Extract date: 24/11/2024

Name	John Whyte Truck Parking Bay
Type Designation	Rest Area
Place Id	24514
Place Type	Feature
Status	Registered
Date Registered	10 October 2013
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -15° 41' S (Decimal degrees -15.68671)
	Longitude: 130° 09' E (Decimal degrees 130.16395)
Locality / Suburb
	Baines
Local Government Area
	Victoria-Daly Shire Council
History/Origin	Named after John Whyte who came to Darwin in 1980 with one dream, to drive the "big roadtrains" of Australia. This he realised, driving first for Ascots, delivering Malanda milk from Townsville back through the Territory, down to Alice Springs, and back up the "Track" to Darwin. He delivered fuel too many of the communities and stations in the Northern Territory and also to the mines.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
10/10/2013		Date added to the Register
23/10/2013	NTG G43

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