Place Names Register Extract

Atkinson Walk

Extract date: 19/12/2025

Name	Atkinson
Type Designation	Walk
Place Id	5133
Place Type	Road
Status	Registered
Date Registered	27 February 2002
Locality / Suburb
	Darwin City
Local Government Area
	Darwin City Council
History/Origin	Named after Carl Atkinson who took up a lease for the purpose of ship maintenance and storage at Doctors Gully in the early 1950's. A renowned deep sea diver and engineer he designed and built his own decompression chamber which saved the lives of a number of divers over the years. He also fed a large school of milkfish which came regularly to the inlet of Doctors Gully on high tide. The area is now a popular tourist destination. He died on the Gold Coast in 1985.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
22/07/1987	NTG29
27/02/2002	NTG8	Revocation 22/07/1987 & Regazettal
13/06/2014	NTG G23	Alteration of walk layout

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