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Ludmilla

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Name Ludmilla
Type Designation Suburb
Place Id 2058
Place Type Administrative Area
Status Registered
Date Registered 10 January 2001
Location (Datum GDA94)  
Latitude: -12° 25' S (Decimal degrees -12.4172)
Longitude: 130° 50' E (Decimal degrees 130.8489)
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Locality / Suburb  
 (None Found)
Local Government Area  
  Darwin City Council
History/Origin Ludmilla as a suburb derives its name from Ludmilla Creek which runs through the suburb and is believed to have been named after Ludmilla Holtze by Gustav Sabine, a Government Surveyor who carried out a survey of that particular area in 1893. As the name did not appear on any maps prior to this survey it is pretty certain to have been Gustav Sabine (Sabine Road, Millner).
Not very much is known about Ludmilla Holtze (1871-1971) herself other than she was the only daughter of Maurice and Evlampia Holtze who migrated to Australia from Hanover in 1872, together with Ludmilla and her three brothers.

Both Maurice Holtze as Government Gardener (1878-1891) responsible for the development of horticulture in Palmerston (Darwin), and Nicholas (Ludmilla's brother) through his untiring work from 1891 when he took over from his father until his untimely death in 1913 aged 45, are credited with the variety of species and beauty of the Botanical Gardens as they are today.

Register & Gazettal information

Date Gazettal Comment
04/04/1984 NTG13
10/01/2001 NTG1 Revocation of 4/04/1984 gazettal and renaming of suburb with amended boundaries
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