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Geoff Moss Bridge

Extract date: 11/04/2026

Name	Geoff Moss Bridge
Type Designation	Bridge
Place Id	23855
Place Type	Feature
Status	Recorded
Date Registered
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -23° 38' S (Decimal degrees -23.64694)
	Longitude: 133° 51' E (Decimal degrees 133.86222)
Locality / Suburb
	Irlpme
Local Government Area
	Alice Springs Town Council
History/Origin	The Geoff Moss Bridge was named by the (then) Department of Transport and Works, following representations from members of the community, after Geoff Moss (1911-1989), a Commonwealth public servant who served as an Administrative Officer with the Works and Services Branch of the Department of the Interior from 1935. Moss was born in Broome, Western Australia, and commenced employment with the Department of the Interior in Darwin in 1935. He was present in Darwin during the bombing of 19 February 1942 and subsequently enlisted in the Australian Army. Owing to the need for experienced administrative personnel, he was later discharged and, following recovery from a back injury, transferred to Alice Springs. During the Second World War, the Works and Services Branch operated as part of the Allied Works Council, which coordinated construction and infrastructure activities in support of the war effort. In 1945, he married Lorna Robinson, who was also employed by the Allied Works Council. Following the war, Moss remained in Alice Springs and continued his employment with the Department of Works (as it later became) until his retirement in 1972, completing approximately 38 years of public service. In his administrative roles, he was involved in the coordination of government works programs and contracts associated with the development of infrastructure in Central Australia. The Geoff Moss Bridge is located approximately 7 kilometres north of the Alice Springs town centre on the Stuart Highway, crossing the Charles River, a tributary of the Todd River. The bridge forms part of a key north-south transport route through Central Australia. Source: (1993, June 29) Debates Day 1 - Tuesday 29 June 1993. Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory, Darwin. Retrieved 2026, April 2, from https://hdl.handle.net/10070/418785.

Name

Geoff Moss Bridge

Type Designation

Bridge

Place Id

23855

Place Type

Feature

Status

Recorded

Date Registered

Location (Datum GDA94)

Latitude: -23° 38' S (Decimal degrees -23.64694)

Longitude: 133° 51' E (Decimal degrees 133.86222)

Locality / Suburb

Irlpme

Local Government Area

Alice Springs Town Council

History/Origin

The Geoff Moss Bridge was named by the (then) Department of Transport and Works, following representations from members of the community, after Geoff Moss (1911-1989), a Commonwealth public servant who served as an Administrative Officer with the Works and Services Branch of the Department of the Interior from 1935.

Moss was born in Broome, Western Australia, and commenced employment with the Department of the Interior in Darwin in 1935. He was present in Darwin during the bombing of 19 February 1942 and subsequently enlisted in the Australian Army. Owing to the need for experienced administrative personnel, he was later discharged and, following recovery from a back injury, transferred to Alice Springs. During the Second World War, the Works and Services Branch operated as part of the Allied Works Council, which coordinated construction and infrastructure activities in support of the war effort.

In 1945, he married Lorna Robinson, who was also employed by the Allied Works Council. Following the war, Moss remained in Alice Springs and continued his employment with the Department of Works (as it later became) until his retirement in 1972, completing approximately 38 years of public service. In his administrative roles, he was involved in the coordination of government works programs and contracts associated with the development of infrastructure in Central Australia.

The Geoff Moss Bridge is located approximately 7 kilometres north of the Alice Springs town centre on the Stuart Highway, crossing the Charles River, a tributary of the Todd River. The bridge forms part of a key north-south transport route through Central Australia.

Source:
(1993, June 29) Debates Day 1 - Tuesday 29 June 1993. Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory, Darwin. Retrieved 2026, April 2, from https://hdl.handle.net/10070/418785.

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