Place Names Register Extract
Wilson Street
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| Name |
Wilson |
| Type Designation |
Street |
| Place Id |
8319 |
| Place Type |
Road |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
5 November 1982 |
| Locality / Suburb |
|
| |
Timber Creek |
| Local Government Area |
|
| |
Victoria-Daly Shire Council |
| History/Origin |
Named after Matthew Bell Wilson who was the storekeeper at the Victoria River depot at Timber Creek between 1912 and 1931. The depot was used in the 1890s as a storage point for supplies for Victoria River Downs during the riverboat era. Wilson held a permit for the store in 1912 and was granted a miscellaneous lease by Administrator Urquhart in 1921. Wilson died in 1931 and was buried on the Hill near the sub-divided area. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 05/11/1982 |
NTG44 |
|
| 11/09/2013 |
NTG G37 |
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