Place Names Register Extract
Hargrave Street
Extract date: 25/04/2024
| Name |
Hargrave |
| Type Designation |
Street |
| Place Id |
24568 |
| Place Type |
Road |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
14 March 2014 |
| Locality / Suburb |
|
| |
Muirhead |
| Local Government Area |
|
| |
Darwin City Council |
| History/Origin |
Named after Nathaniel (Neil) Charles Hargrave, who was born in Adelaide in 1915 to a legal family. He was admitted to the Bar in Adelaide in 1938 and shortly after enlisted in the RAAF as WWII had begun. Neil was posted to Bachelor in July 1942, shortly after the Bombing of Darwin. In 1949, he moved to Alice Springs to set up practice, which made him the only Lawyer between Katherine and Port Augusta for four years. In 1954 Neil successfully ran for the Legislative Council as the Member for Alice Springs. He was a Member for nine years until 1963. He was an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of his service to the Territory. Neil passed away in June 2002. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 14/03/2014 |
|
Date added to the Register |
| 19/03/2014 |
NTG G11 |
Date Gazetted |
| 15/10/2014 |
NTG G41 |
Extension - Date Gazetted |
| 08/07/2015 |
NTG G27 |
Extension - Date Gazetted |
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