Place Names Register Extract
Katherine East
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Katherine East |
|---|---|
| Type Designation | Suburb |
| Place Id | 22301 |
| Place Type | Administrative Area |
| Status | Registered |
| Date Registered | 3 April 2007 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -14° 27' S (Decimal degrees -14.464) | |
| Longitude: 132° 17' E (Decimal degrees 132.2874) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
| (None Found) | |
| Local Government Area | |
| Katherine Town Council | |
| History/Origin | The suburb of Katherine East takes its name from the town of Katherine, which itself was named after the nearby Katherine River. The river was named by explorer John McDouall Stuart during his fourth and successful crossing of Australia from south to north in 1862. Stuart named the river after Catherine Chambers, the second daughter of his principal patron, James Chambers. During this expedition, Stuart crossed the river approximately 30 miles east of the present town site. Katherine East emerged as a designation used by local residents to describe the newer residential subdivisions located to the east of the original town centre. The name was later adopted officially as the suburb name. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 03/04/2007 | Date of Registration | |
| 04/04/2007 | NTG 14 | Notice of Naming |
| 26/02/2014 | NTG G8 | Alteration to suburb boundary |