Place Names Register Extract
Brazil Crescent
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| Name |
Brazil |
| Type Designation |
Crescent |
| Place Id |
5381 |
| Place Type |
Road |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
13 August 1982 |
| Locality / Suburb |
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Karama |
| Local Government Area |
|
| |
Darwin City Council |
| History/Origin |
Named after Robert Brazil, a fireman, who was one of the few survivors of the Gothenburg which was wrecked and sank while returning from Darwin in February 1875. He was awarded a medal for heroism when he and other men swam to an upturned lifeboat, righted it, and bailed it dry.
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Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 13/08/1982 |
NTG32 |
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