Place Names Register Extract
Sawyer Street
Extract date: 11/07/2025
| Name |
Sawyer |
| Type Designation |
Street |
| Place Id |
7784 |
| Place Type |
Road |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
25 September 1968 |
| Locality / Suburb |
|
| |
Jingili |
| Local Government Area |
|
| |
Darwin City Council |
| History/Origin |
Named after Cpl. Tom Sawyer who enlisted on 22nd December, 1915. He was 39 years old and his Unit was given as Tunnel Coy. He had been a miner in civilian life. He died of wounds in Belgium on September 25th 1917. His name appears on the War Memorial. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 25/09/1968 |
NTG42 |
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