Place Names Register Extract

Katherine

Extract date: 16/04/2026

Name	Katherine
Type Designation	Suburb
Place Id	22300
Place Type	Administrative Area
Status	Registered
Date Registered	3 April 2007
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -14° 27' S (Decimal degrees -14.452)
	Longitude: 132° 16' E (Decimal degrees 132.27)
Locality / Suburb
	(None Found)
Local Government Area
	Katherine Town Council
History/Origin	The suburb takes its name from the town of Katherine, which itself was named after the Katherine River. The river was named by John McDouall Stuart during his fourth and successful crossing of Australia from south to north in 1862. He named the river after Catherine Chambers, the second daughter of his principal patron, James Chambers. Stuart crossed the river approximately 30 miles east of the present town site during this expedition.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
03/04/2007		Date of Registration
04/04/2007	NTG 14	Notice of Naming

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