Place Names Register Extract
Reuben Avenue
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View in NT Atlas | Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Reuben |
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| Type Designation | Avenue |
| Place Id | 24926 |
| Place Type | Road |
| Status | Registered |
| Date Registered | 18 August 2017 |
| Locality / Suburb | |
| Berrimah | |
| Local Government Area | |
| History/Origin | Formerly part of the Berrimah Agricultural Research Centre (Berrimah Farm), road names in this area generally recognise former workers, research activities, particularly in cattle breeding, or significant historical persons associated with the area. Reuben John Cooper (1898-1942) was a buffalo shooter and timber worker associated with Darwin, Berrimah, and the Cobourg Peninsula. He was the recorded co-owner of Section 45 of Berrimah Farm. Born on 6 February 1898 near Pine Creek, he was the son of Robert Joel (Joe) Cooper, a buffalo shooter and sawmiller active in the Northern Territory, and Alice Rose Mara-Oldain Cooper, an Aboriginal woman from the Cobourg Peninsula associated with the Iwaidja people. He was educated at St Peter's College, Adelaide, and later worked in the Northern Territory's buffalo and timber industries, including involvement in a cypress pine milling enterprise in the Cobourg Peninsula region. Cooper was also a prominent sportsman and an early contributor to Australian Rules football in Darwin. He played with clubs including Vestey's, Waratahs, and Buffaloes, and was recognised for both his athletic ability and his role in developing the game locally. He died at Oenpelli on 25 September 1942. Sources: Northern Territory Identity. (1942, November 10). The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer (NSW : 1898 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved April 21, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article168511068 (2009) Northern Territory literary awards 2009. Northern Territory Government, Darwin [NT]. Retrieved 2026, April 21, from https://hdl.handle.net/10070/713945. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 18/08/2017 | Certified Plan S2017/079 | |
| 10/08/2018 | Certified Plan S2018/077 | Extension of road. |
| 21/04/2026 | Certified Plan S2026/020 | Extension of road. |