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Place Names Register Extract

Mallam Street

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Name Mallam
Type Designation Street
Place Id 7001
Place Type Road
Status Registered
Date Registered 30 October 1968
Locality / Suburb  
  Ludmilla
Local Government Area  
  Darwin City Council
History/Origin Named after Ross Ibbotson Dalton Mallam who lived in Mitchell Street near the present News Building. He practised as a Lawyer in Darwin before being appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory in 1928. He was the first NT man to be so appointed; all others being appointed from South. He remained in office until 1st March 1933 when his appointment was terminated on the grounds of ill health.

Register & Gazettal information

Date Gazettal Comment
30/10/1968 NTG47
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