Place Names Register Extract
Alice Springs
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Alice Springs |
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| Type Designation | Suburb |
| Place Id | 22272 |
| Place Type | Administrative Area |
| Status | Registered |
| Date Registered | 3 April 2007 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -23° 41' S (Decimal degrees -23.6994) | |
| Longitude: 133° 52' E (Decimal degrees 133.88) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
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| Local Government Area | |
| Alice Springs Town Council | |
| History/Origin | The suburb of Alice Springs encompasses the central business district of the town, which takes its name from the nearby waterhole. The Alice Springs waterhole was named in March 1871 by Government Surveyor W. W. Mills while exploring the MacDonnell Ranges during the construction of the Overland Telegraph Line. He named it after Alice Todd, wife of Sir Charles Todd, the Superintendent of Telegraphs. The Alice Springs Telegraph Station was subsequently built adjacent to this waterhole. In 1888, Government Surveyor David Lindsay surveyed the township and named it Stuart, in honour of John McDouall Stuart, the first European to cross Australia from south to north. Following the arrival of the railway in 1929, the town grew, and in 1932 the 'Alice Springs' post office was relocated into the town of Stuart. This duplicate naming caused confusion, leading to the town being officially renamed Alice Springs in 1933. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 03/04/2007 | Date of Registration | |
| 04/04/2007 | NTG 14 | Notice of Naming |