Place Names Register Extract
Cummings Road
Extract date: 03/05/2024
Name |
Cummings |
Type Designation |
Road |
Place Id |
5798 |
Place Type |
Road |
Status |
Registered |
Date Registered |
5 March 1986 |
Locality / Suburb |
|
|
Cossack |
Local Government Area |
|
|
Katherine Town Council |
History/Origin |
Named after Albert Edward (Cull) Cummings who was the first station master at Katherine in 1926. He later transferred to Darwin and was on Duty in 1942 when the Japanese air-raids began. He retired to Canberra and died there in the 1960s. |
Register & Gazettal information
Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
05/03/1986 |
NTG9 |
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