Place Names Register Extract

Tranthem Street

Extract date: 19/04/2024

Name Tranthem
Type Designation Street
Place Id 24570
Place Type Road
Status Registered
Date Registered 14 March 2014
Locality / Suburb  
  Muirhead
Local Government Area  
  Darwin City Council
History/Origin Named after Ian Tranthem, who worked variously in his early life as an artist and fishermen. He came to Darwin and commenced study towards a law degree at the Northern Territory University in 1990. He graduated in 1994, and was the first articled clerk accepted by the Darwin office of the Australian Government Solicitor. He was admitted as a legal practitioner of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory in 1996, and commenced practice with the firm Noonans. He was involved in a number of high-profile cases involving Aboriginal land rights, and in the Northern Territory Power Generation litigation.

He joined the Darwin Community Legal Service (DCLS) in 2002, initially as a Project Solicitor, and then as Principal Solicitor. He relished the work of the service, in particular anti-discrimination and welfare rights law. He remained there until his death in May 2010. Ian played a major role in the National Welfare Rights Network and was highly respected among welfare rights lawyers across Australia.

Register & Gazettal information

Date Gazettal Comment
14/03/2014 Date added to the Register
19/03/2014 NTG G11

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