Place Names Register Extract
Bees Creek
If you know of any information about this place name which does not appear in this extract,
please let the Place Names Committee know by completing a submission form.
Print Extract |
Search Again
| Name |
Bees Creek |
| Type Designation |
Locality |
| Place Id |
2009 |
| Place Type |
Administrative Area |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
29 October 1997 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) |
|
|
Latitude:
-12° 34' S
(Decimal degrees -12.5803) |
|
Longitude:
131° 03' E
(Decimal degrees 131.0551) |
|
View
Map | View in NT Atlas | View
in Google Earth |
| Locality / Suburb |
|
| |
(None Found) |
| Local Government Area |
|
| |
Litchfield Council |
| History/Origin |
This south western Litchfield Shire locality derives its name from the stream Bees Creek, named by Surveyor George McLachlan after his survey cadet, Tom Bee. McLachlan was in charge of Goyder's No 6 Survey Party when the Town of Palmerston (now Darwin) was laid out in 1869. McLachlan and Bee surveyed the Sections around Wells Creek and Bees Creek. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 29/10/1997 |
NTG43 |
|
Print Extract |
Search Again
