Place Names Register Extract
Thomson Street
Extract date: 20/04/2024
| Name |
Thomson |
| Type Designation |
Street |
| Place Id |
24654 |
| Place Type |
Road |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
1 December 2014 |
| Locality / Suburb |
|
| |
Durack |
| Local Government Area |
|
| |
Palmerston City Council |
| History/Origin |
Dennis Thomson was born in Sydney in 1949 and first arrived in the Northern Territory in 1968 to catch buffalo. In 1971 Dennis completed a Bachelor of Veterinary Science at the University of Brisbane. Shortly after graduating, Dennis decided to leave the NT to further his knowledge of Veterinary Science. This led him to work on large animals in a private practice for two years in Toowoomba and in New South Wales. During his seven months in Goondiwindi, Dennis met a local girl by the name of Roberta (Bobbie) Dyer who he eventually wed in Coffs Harbour in December of 1973. In 1974, Dennis was posted to Darwin as a compulsory transferee to the Northern Territory Public Sector with his newly wed wife Bobbie. In 2000 Dennis travelled to Sydney for two months as he was selected to be a Quarantine Veterinary Officer for the Sydney Olympics. Four years after, in 2004, Dennis was awarded the Centenary Medal for his work in veterinary services, the citation of the medal read: "For improving veterinary services and standards in the Northern Territory". After being diagnosed with cancer in 2003 Dennis' health dramatically deteriorated and this led to his death in January 2004. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 01/12/2014 |
|
Date added to Register |
| 10/12/2014 |
NTG G49 |
Date Gazetted |
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