Place Names Register Extract

Aplin Road

Extract date: 26/04/2024

Name Aplin
Type Designation Road
Place Id 5063
Place Type Road
Status Registered
Date Registered 19 January 2000
Locality / Suburb  
  Girraween
Local Government Area  
  Litchfield Council
History/Origin Named in commemoration of Private Gerald Edward Aplin, who enlisted in the Army in Darwin during WWI. He was born in Townsville, Queensland, the son of William and Mary Jane Aplin. Aplin was with the 25th Battalion and was killed in action on 29 July 1916 at Villers Bretonneaux in France.

Register & Gazettal information

Date Gazettal Comment
19/01/2000 NTG2
13/08/2013 Alpin Road revoked and renamed Aplin Road to correct spelling
21/08/2013 NTG 34

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