Place Names Register Extract
Carruth Road
Extract date: 24/11/2024
| Name |
Carruth |
| Type Designation |
Road |
| Place Id |
5564 |
| Place Type |
Road |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
7 November 2001 |
| Locality / Suburb |
|
| |
Girraween |
| Local Government Area |
|
| |
Litchfield Council |
| History/Origin |
Named after Helen Wilhelmina Carruth (nee Sinclair) (1877-1940), an early NT Teacher known for her kindness, generosity and social conscience who brought education and a ray of hope to the less fortunate children in the early 1900s; Mrs Carruth remains the longest serving Teacher in the Northern Territory having taught from 1903 until about 1940. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 07/11/2001 |
NTG44 |
|
| 03/03/2017 |
|
Extension - Certified Plan S2016/158 |
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