Place Names Register Extract
Alice Springs
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Alice Springs |
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| Type Designation | Waterhole |
| Place Id | 23882 |
| Place Type | Feature |
| Status | Recorded |
| Date Registered | |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -23° 40' S (Decimal degrees -23.67233) | |
| Longitude: 133° 55' E (Decimal degrees 133.92253) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
| Stuart | |
| Local Government Area | |
| Alice Springs Town Council | |
| History/Origin | Alice Springs (waterhole) was probably discovered and named by Government Surveyor W W Mills in March 1871, when he explored the MacDonnell Ranges during the Overland Telegraph Line construction. Mills named the pool after Mrs Alice Todd, wife of the Superintendent of Telegraphs, Sir Charles Todd. The waterhole became the site for the Alice Springs Telegraph Station. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
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| (None Found) |