Place Names Register Extract

Kruss Street

Extract date: 24/11/2024

Name	Kruss
Type Designation	Street
Place Id	24698
Place Type	Road
Status	Registered
Date Registered	15 May 2015
Locality / Suburb
	Durack
Local Government Area
	Palmerston City Council
History/Origin	Peter Kruss, born in South Australia, believed to be the son of Jasper Kruss and Maria Ralfs. He was a Teamster and joined the Goyder Survey Party to Port Darwin in 1869 on the "Moonta". Whilst surveying in the Hundred of Finnis, Kruss Creek, 3/128 near Mount Bennett was named after him by the Senior surveyor, George McLachlan. He returned to South Australia on the "Gulnare" in August 1870. He came back to the Territory, was involved in mining and died of dysentery at Rum Jungle in December, 1873. He is buried in the small cemetery there.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
15/05/2015		Date added to Register
17/06/2015	NTG G24	Date Gazetted

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