Extract date: 05/06/2026
| Name | Archer |
|---|---|
| Type Designation | Suburb |
| Place Id | 2005 |
| Place Type | Administrative Area |
| Status | Registered |
| Date Registered | 17 October 1984 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -12° 31' S (Decimal degrees -12.522) | |
| Longitude: 130° 57' E (Decimal degrees 130.9609) | |
| Locality / Suburb | |
| (None Found) | |
| Local Government Area | |
| Palmerston City Council | |
| History/Origin | This suburb is named after James Clarence Archer who was a former post-War Administrator of the Northern Territory between 19 July 1956 and 31 March 1961. The suburb is on the southern fringe of Palmerston. James Clarence Archer, born 28 July 1900 was first appointed to the Public Service in November, 1916 and served the Victorian Auditor General's Office between 1926 and 1938. He served in New Guinea in the Second World War. In post-War years he was in External Affairs and dealt with expropriated property in Papua New Guinea. As a senior officer in the Department of Territories he was appointed as Administrator of the Northern Territory in 1956 and was responsible for the first Administrator's Council in moves towards self-government. In his term, the establishment of Local Government and further social and economic development in the Territory took place. Other events included the establishment of the Housing Commission and the institution of Darwin as a City by statute. He died in Canberra on 23 December, 1980. |
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 17/10/1984 | NTG G41 | |
| 05/12/2001 | NTG48 | Revocation of 17/10/1984 gazettal and renaming of suburb with slight changes to boundaries |