Place Names Register Extract
Owston Avenue
Extract date: 03/05/2024
| Name |
Owston |
| Type Designation |
Avenue |
| Place Id |
7415 |
| Place Type |
Road |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
13 August 1982 |
| Locality / Suburb |
|
| |
Rosebery |
| Local Government Area |
|
| |
Palmerston City Council |
| History/Origin |
Named after W Owston of Melbourne who was granted 4050 hectares of land on the Daly River in 1879-1880 for the purpose of sugar cultivation. Unfortunately, the venture was unsuccessful and by 1883 Owston had abandoned the plantation and put all his machinery up for sale. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 13/08/1982 |
NTG32 |
|
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