Extract date: 21/05/2024
| Name | Davenport Range |
|---|---|
| Type Designation | Range |
| Place Id | 12238 |
| Place Type | Feature |
| Status | Recorded |
| Date Registered | |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -20° 36' S (Decimal degrees -20.600001) | |
| Longitude: 134° 22' E (Decimal degrees 134.3667) | |
| Locality / Suburb | |
| Davenport | |
| Warumungu | |
| Local Government Area | |
| Barkly Shire Council | |
| History/Origin | Named by John McDouall Stuart on 29 May 1860. Stuart in his published report (South Australian Parliamentary Paper No 65 of 1861) wrote "After crossing a number of rough sandhills, we arrived at the top of a range, which I have named Davenport Range, after the Hon Samuel Davenport, MLC." Sir Samuel Davenport (1818-1906), between 1846 and 1866 was a member of the South Australian Legislative Council. He held the office of Commissioner of Public Works in 1857 and President of the Royal Geographical Society (SA) from its inception for a number of years. Bessie Threadgill in "South Australian Land Exploration 1856 to 1880 Part 1" published 1922 on page 52-53 (footnote 33) records that "The nomenclature of Stuart's original journal differs...considerably from that of printed versions of the expedition...Younghusband Ra. (changed to Davenport)...". |
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
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