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Baudin Court
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| Name |
Baudin |
| Type Designation |
Court |
| Place Id |
5224 |
| Place Type |
Road |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
29 February 1984 |
| Locality / Suburb |
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Karama |
| Local Government Area |
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Darwin City Council |
| History/Origin |
Named after the Frenchman, Thomas Nicholas Baudin, who was commissioned by the French Government to conduct surveys and natural science observations along the coast of Australia in the 1800s. In 1803, aboard the 'Le Geographe', he passed along the western side of the Territory coast naming the Peron Islands, Cape Fourcroy and Joseph Bonaparte Gulf. He died on Mauritius returning to France in September 1803.
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Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 29/02/1984 |
NTG8 |
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