Place Names Register Extract
Tindal
Extract date: 10/04/2026
| Name |
Tindal |
| Type Designation |
Suburb |
| Place Id |
22310 |
| Place Type |
Administrative Area |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
3 April 2007 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) |
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Latitude:
-14° 31' S
(Decimal degrees -14.5259) |
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Longitude:
132° 23' E
(Decimal degrees 132.3835) |
| Locality / Suburb |
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| |
(None Found) |
| Local Government Area |
|
| |
Katherine Town Council |
| History/Origin |
The suburb is named after RAAF Base Tindal, a nearby Royal Australian Air Force base established in 1942 during the Second World War. The base was renamed Tindal Airfield in 1946 to commemorate Wing Commander Archibald Robert Tindal (1916-1942), a RAAF officer who was killed during the first Japanese air raid on Darwin on 19 February 1942.
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Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 03/04/2007 |
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Date of Registration |
| 04/04/2007 |
NTG 14 |
Notice of Naming |
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