Place Names Register Extract

Ping Que Road

Extract date: 18/10/2025

Name	Ping Que
Type Designation	Road
Place Id	7526
Place Type	Road
Status	Registered
Date Registered	15 February 1995
Locality / Suburb
	(None Found)
Local Government Area
	Victoria-Daly Shire Council
History/Origin	Named after Ping Que (c. 1837-1886), a merchant and miner who played a significant role in the development of mining in and around Union Reefs. He arrived in the Territory in 1874 aged 37 and began mining at Union Reefs late in 1875 in partnership with a European miner. By 1877 he had his headquarters and a store at the Union - he worked 5 separate mines. At one stage he had over 200 of his countrymen working for him, either in mines, carting stores or running his numerous stores. Ping Que was the subject of the first obituary for a Chinese merchant in the "Northern Territory Times" (15 May 1886), which concluded "...will be missed by many who have profited by his experience and advice. For ourselves we can only express sorrow at the unexpected death of one of the pluckiest and straightest men it has been our lot to meet in the Northern Territory." Ping Que's application for naturalisation was approved on 7 October 1885, but he died before the formal certificate was issued. Ping Que died unexpectedly in May 1886 at the age of 49.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
15/02/1995	NTG7

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