Place Names Register Extract
Doris Road
Extract date: 12/05/2025
| Name |
Doris |
| Type Designation |
Road |
| Place Id |
5915 |
| Place Type |
Road |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
3 April 1991 |
| Locality / Suburb |
|
| |
Berry Springs |
| Local Government Area |
|
| |
Litchfield Council |
| History/Origin |
Named after Doris Barden, a nursing sister who came to Darwin in 1958, marrying the chemist Roy Barden. Her three children, Douglas, Susanne and Arthur, are all champion water skiers. The Barden family developed the water skiing complex "Lakes Resort" adjacent to Lake Deane. Doris Barden died in 1990. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 03/04/1991 |
NTG13 |
|
| 07/11/2012 |
NTG G45 |
Extension |
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