Place Names Register Extract
King Street
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| Name |
King |
| Type Designation |
Street |
| Place Id |
6714 |
| Place Type |
Road |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
21 March 1889 |
| Locality / Suburb |
|
| |
Union Town |
| Local Government Area |
|
| |
Victoria-Daly Shire Council |
| History/Origin |
Believed to be named after Stephen King who was one of the new group on Stuarts' sixth journey in 1861/2 to the north west. He returned to NT with Finniss as Storekeeper. He worked with Litchfield in 1865 and caught malaria. He assisted with the OT Line, joined the Survey Dept, moved in 1878, and retired in 1893. He died in 1915 as the last surviving member of Stuart's party in Australia. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 21/03/1889 |
SAGG |
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