Place Names Register Extract
Forrest Parade
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View in NT Atlas | Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Forrest |
|---|---|
| Type Designation | Parade |
| Place Id | 6152 |
| Place Type | Road |
| Status | Registered |
| Date Registered | 17 April 1996 |
| Locality / Suburb | |
| Bakewell | |
| Bellamack | |
| Rosebery | |
| Local Government Area | |
| Palmerston City Council | |
| History/Origin | Named after Alexander Forrest (1849-1901), explorer and politician. He trained as a surveyor whilst working at his father's mill, near Bunbury, WA. In 1870 and 1874, he was 2nd in command on his brother John Forrest's transcontinental expeditions. In 1879, he led a 6 man expedition which resulted in the discovery of the Kimberley district of WA. Being short of food, the party made a dash for the OT Line, arriving safely near Katherine. In the early 1880s Forrest turned to being a land agent with particular interest in Kimberley and Northern Territory properties. In 1887 Forrest entered politics, as the first member for Kimberley and served as government whip. He was Mayor of Perth for 6 years between 1892 and 1900. In 1890 he pioneered the shipping of live cattle from the Kimberleys (mainly Derby) to Fremantle and attempted to develop overseas markets. Ref: NTDB, ADB |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 14/05/1986 | NTG19 | |
| 17/04/1996 | NTG16 | Revoked & Re-gazetted |
| 12/05/2004 | NTG19 | Extension |
| 13/12/2006 | NTG50 | Southerly Extension |
| 09/12/2009 | NTG49 | Extension through Bellamack |
| 25/08/2010 | NTG34 | Extension |
| 29/09/2010 | NTG39 | Extension |