Place Names Register Extract
Mount Johns
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Mount Johns |
|---|---|
| Type Designation | Suburb |
| Place Id | 22305 |
| Place Type | Administrative Area |
| Status | Registered |
| Date Registered | 3 April 2007 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -23° 43' S (Decimal degrees -23.7231) | |
| Longitude: 133° 54' E (Decimal degrees 133.903) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
| (None Found) | |
| Local Government Area | |
| Alice Springs Town Council | |
| History/Origin | This suburb in Alice Springs is named after the feature, Mount Johns, which in turn was named by Winnecke in 1878 after Edwin Johns, a telegraph operator at the Alice Springs Telegraph Station from 1876-79. The suburb boundary, as approved on 8 March 2007, is deliniated on CP 5075. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 03/04/2007 | Registration Date | |
| 04/04/2007 | NTG 14 | Notice of Naming |