Place Names Register Extract
Byers Road
Extract date: 05/06/2026
| Name |
Byers |
| Type Designation |
Road |
| Place Id |
5482 |
| Place Type |
Road |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
14 August 1985 |
| Locality / Suburb |
|
| |
Uralla |
| Local Government Area |
|
| |
Katherine Town Council |
| History/Origin |
Named after Hugh Wason Byers who managed Coolibah Station, southwest of Katherine. Byers had been a Major in the Australian Light Horse in the First World War and spent most of the life in the outback. He was well known in the Katherine District.
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Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 14/08/1985 |
NTG32 |
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