Place Names Register Extract
Angliss Road
Extract date: 24/04/2024
| Name |
Angliss |
| Type Designation |
Road |
| Place Id |
5087 |
| Place Type |
Road |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
17 September 1997 |
| Locality / Suburb |
|
| |
Berrimah |
| Local Government Area |
|
| |
Darwin City Council |
| History/Origin |
Named after Sir William C Angliss, born in Dudley, England in 1865 and migrated to Australia in 1884. Settling in Melbourne he opened a butcher's shop which was the first of a chain of shops and by 1934 his company W Angliss & Coy was Australia's leading meat exporter. Sir William Angliss held a seat in the Victorian Legislative Council from 1912 to 1952, was knighted in 1939 and died in 1957. On his death he left $2 million to various charitable organisations in Victoria and Queensland. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 17/09/1997 |
NTG37 |
|
| 16/05/2007 |
NTG20 |
Southerly extension |
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