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Jukes Road

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Name Jukes
Type Designation Road
Place Id 24942
Place Type Road
Status Historical
Date Registered 25 May 2018
Locality / Suburb  
  Humpty Doo
Local Government Area  
  Litchfield Council
History/Origin Jack Jukes arrived in Tennant Creek in July 1936. He was prospecting with his cousin Norman Blackman and jointly owned the Plain Jane Lease. He left Tennant Creek to enlist in the Army during World War II. Jack was a POW in the Middle East for 3 years, after which he returned to Sydney where he died.

Register & Gazettal information

Date Gazettal Comment
25/05/2018 Date added to the Register ( Certified Plan S2018/024) - DUPLICATED RECORD - (JUKES ROAD - See Place ID. 24813)
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