Place Names Register Extract

Wishart Road

Extract date: 24/11/2024

Name	Wishart
Type Designation	Road
Place Id	8336
Place Type	Road
Status	Registered
Date Registered	25 March 1987
Locality / Suburb
	Wishart
Local Government Area

History/Origin	Named after W Wishart who was contracted to build Darwin's first substantial wharf. Wishart and his workman arrived in Darwin aboard the Airlie in 1885 and by 1886 the wharf was completed. The new wharf allowed cargoes to be brought ashore for the construction of the proposed transcontinental railway. In 2011, due to the realignment of the Wishart Road and Tivendale Road intersection, Wishart Road was revoked and renamed. The eastern section of Wishart Road was renamed Kirkland Road.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
25/03/1987	NTG12
21/06/1995	NTG25	Extension
24/08/2011	NTG34	Revocation and renaming (eastern section renamed Kirkland Road)

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