Place Names Register Extract
Aldridge Street
Extract date: 02/02/2026
| Name |
Aldridge |
| Type Designation |
Street |
| Place Id |
5041 |
| Place Type |
Road |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
20 March 1968 |
| Locality / Suburb |
|
| |
Araluen |
| Local Government Area |
|
| |
Alice Springs Town Council |
| History/Origin |
Named after Jas Aldridge, who was a Cadet Surveyor with Surveyor General Goyder when Darwin was being surveyed in 1869, and was assisting Mr R P Knuckey on the O T Line. He travelled extensively during the construction of the line and was notably connected with the establishment of the Alice Springs section of the O T Line.
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Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 20/03/1968 |
NTG31 |
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