Place Names Register Extract

Alice Springs

Extract date: 22/11/2024

Name	Alice Springs
Type Designation	Waterhole
Place Id	23882
Place Type	Feature
Status	Recorded
Date Registered
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -23° 40' S (Decimal degrees -23.67233)
	Longitude: 133° 55' E (Decimal degrees 133.92253)
Locality / Suburb
	Stuart
Local Government Area
	Alice Springs Town Council
History/Origin	Alice Springs (waterhole) was probably discovered and named by Government Surveyor W W Mills in March 1871, when he explored the MacDonnell Ranges during the Overland Telegraph Line construction. Mills named the pool after Mrs Alice Todd, wife of the Superintendent of Telegraphs, Sir Charles Todd. The waterhole became the site for the Alice Springs Telegraph Station.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
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