Place Names Register Extract

Bees Creek Road

Extract date: 06/06/2026

Name Bees Creek
Type Designation Road
Place Id 5258
Place Type Road
Status Registered
Date Registered 23 February 1979
Locality / Suburb  
  Bees Creek
  Freds Pass
Local Government Area  
  Litchfield Council
History/Origin Named after the creek feature and subdivision to which it leads. The creek is named after cadet surveyor Tom Bee who was with Goyders survey parties in 1869. The road was known locally with this name prior to the road name being made official in 1979 when the northern end was reconstructed and diverted around Sattler Airstrip.

Register & Gazettal information

Date Gazettal Comment
23/02/1979 NTG8

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