Place Names Register Extract
Mount Daniel
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Mount Daniel |
|---|---|
| Type Designation | Mount |
| Place Id | 15402 |
| Place Type | Feature |
| Status | Registered |
| Date Registered | 5 August 1959 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -25° 43' S (Decimal degrees -25.72754) | |
| Longitude: 134° 38' E (Decimal degrees 134.64247) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
| Ghan | |
| Local Government Area | |
| MacDonnell Shire Council | |
| History/Origin | Mount Daniel was named by John McDouall Stuart on 3 April 1860 during his 4 attempt to cross the Australian continent from south to north. Stuart named the mount after Daniel Kekwick, Esq. of Adelaide, South Australia. William Darton Kekwick, the son of Daniel Kekwick, was Stuart's second in command during his next expedition. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 05/08/1959 | NTG34 |