Place Names Register Extract

Elsey Creek

Extract date: 10/06/2026

Name	Elsey Creek
Type Designation	Stream
Place Id	12647
Place Type	Feature
Status	Recorded
Date Registered
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -14° 56' S (Decimal degrees -14.943744)
	Longitude: 133° 16' E (Decimal degrees 133.281961)
Locality / Suburb
	Elsey
Local Government Area
	Roper Gulf Shire Council
History/Origin	Elsey Creek was named by Augustus C Gregory on 14 July 1856 after his surgeon/naturalist, Doctor John Ravenscroft Elsey. The Creek was discovered by Gregory on his 1855-56 exploration of the north or Australia and he named it after Doctor Elsey. Elsey Station ("We of the Never Never" fame), Elsey Park and Elsey Road road have all taken their names from the Creek. Dr Elsey died at St Kitts, in the Carribean, in 1857.

Register & Gazettal information

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