Place Names Register Extract
Stuart Park
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Stuart Park |
|---|---|
| Type Designation | Suburb |
| Place Id | 2080 |
| Place Type | Administrative Area |
| Status | Registered |
| Date Registered | 18 November 1998 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -12° 26' S (Decimal degrees -12.4464) | |
| Longitude: 130° 50' E (Decimal degrees 130.8477) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
| (None Found) | |
| Local Government Area | |
| Darwin City Council | |
| History/Origin |
This suburb possibly derives its name from the fact that there was an Army camp in the area which might have been a vehicle park and also its proximity to the Stuart Highway - hence Stuart Park. The name certainly dates from at least 1950 as the Stuart Park Progress Association was formed then. The area was formerly known as Parap Camp. In 1954, following Queen Elizabeth's visit to Darwin, the Stuart Park Progress Association suggested roads in the suburb be named after royalty - (ie Queen St, Anne St, Charles St, Duke St, Mary St, etc). |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 04/04/1984 | NTG13 | |
| 18/11/1998 | NTG45 | Revocation of 4/04/1984 gazettal and renaming of suburb with amended boundaries |