Place Names Register Extract
Ward Road
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| Name |
Ward |
| Type Designation |
Road |
| Place Id |
24663 |
| Place Type |
Road |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
10 March 2015 |
| Locality / Suburb |
|
| |
Lloyd Creek |
| Local Government Area |
|
| |
Litchfield Council |
| History/Origin |
Named after Mary Alice Ward, a teacher and pastoralist who joined the gold-rush at Tennant Creek in 1935 and who, with her husband, after striking gold purchased and developed Banka Banka cattle station, north of Tennant Creek. Known as 'the missus of Banka Banka', Mary also owned a butcher shop at Tennant Creek, supplying it from the abattoir at the cattle station. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 10/03/2015 |
|
Date added to the Register |
| 18/03/2015 |
NTG G11 |
Date Gazetted |
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