Place Names Register Extract
Docherty Street
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View in NT Atlas | Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Docherty |
|---|---|
| Type Designation | Street |
| Place Id | 23736 |
| Place Type | Road |
| Status | Registered |
| Date Registered | 4 December 2009 |
| Locality / Suburb | |
| Bellamack | |
| Local Government Area | |
| Palmerston City Council | |
| History/Origin | Named after Father Richard Docherty (1899-1979) founder of the Port Keats Catholic Mission, now Wadeye, in 1934, remaining there until 1958. The theme, Top End Catholic Priests and Religious, was selected through consultation with Larrakia Development Corporation. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 04/12/2009 | Added to the Register | |
| 09/12/2009 | NTG49 |