Place Names Register Extract
Katherine
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Katherine |
|---|---|
| Type Designation | Suburb |
| Place Id | 22300 |
| Place Type | Administrative Area |
| Status | Registered |
| Date Registered | 3 April 2007 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -14° 27' S (Decimal degrees -14.452) | |
| Longitude: 132° 16' E (Decimal degrees 132.27) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
| (None Found) | |
| Local Government Area | |
| Katherine Town Council | |
| History/Origin | The suburb takes its name from the town of Katherine, which itself was named after the Katherine River. The river was named by John McDouall Stuart during his fourth and successful crossing of Australia from south to north in 1862. He named the river after Catherine Chambers, the second daughter of his principal patron, James Chambers. Stuart crossed the river approximately 30 miles east of the present town site during this expedition. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 03/04/2007 | Date of Registration | |
| 04/04/2007 | NTG 14 | Notice of Naming |