Place Names Register Extract
Hang Gong Avenue
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View in NT Atlas | Print Extract | Search AgainName | Hang Gong |
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Type Designation | Avenue |
Place Id | 6383 |
Place Type | Road |
Status | Registered |
Date Registered | 31 August 1994 |
Locality / Suburb | |
Driver | |
Local Government Area | |
Palmerston City Council | |
History/Origin | Named after the Hang Gong family - in particular Sarah Hang Gong and Jane Elizabeth Tye nee Hang Gong (1869-34), the wife and daughter respectively of Lee Hang Gong. Both women were very skilled midwives and were credited with saving the lives of many infants. |
Register & Gazettal information
Date | Gazettal | Comment |
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31/08/1994 | NTG35 |