Place Names Register Extract
Creswell Street
Extract date: 13/03/2025
| Name |
Creswell |
| Type Designation |
Street |
| Place Id |
5779 |
| Place Type |
Road |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
2 September 1970 |
| Locality / Suburb |
|
| |
Tiwi |
| Local Government Area |
|
| |
Darwin City Council |
| History/Origin |
Named after Cresswell Downs Station on the Barkly Tablelands, first leased in 1882. The name commemorates Sir William Rooke Creswell and this spelling has been ratained even though the Station property is now known as Cresswell Downs. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 02/09/1970 |
NTG35 |
|
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