Place Names Register Extract

Dempsey Place

Extract date: 11/06/2026

Name Dempsey
Type Designation Place
Place Id 5875
Place Type Road
Status Registered
Date Registered 3 April 1963
Locality / Suburb  
  Rapid Creek
Local Government Area  
  Darwin City Council
History/Origin Named after a Mounted Constable in the NT. Originally a Detective in the SA Police, after 24 years of service Dempsey left to join the NT Force in January 1906, serving at Timber Creek and other Territory Stations. He was Gaoler at Darwin Gaol and Labour Prison from 1920 until 1928.

Register & Gazettal information

Date Gazettal Comment
03/04/1963 NTG14

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