Livingstone, Northern Territory
Livingstone is an outer rural locality Darwin. The name "Livingstone" derived from the war-time airstrip which was named after John D Livingstone, Jnr.[5] On 4 April 1942, Livingstone was wounded during action over Darwin, but flew to the newly completed 34 mile airstrip where he crash landed, but died in the resultant inferno.[5] He was buried at "The Gardens Cemetery".[5] The 34 Mile strip was named Livingstone in his honour.[5] Livingstone has a rural recreation reserve managed by community management committee and provides a Friday night 34 mile bar and bistro frequented by locals and visitors.
Livingstone Darwin, Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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Livingstone | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 12°40′58.45″S 131°04′54.80″E[1] | ||||||||||||||
Population | 452 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 29 July 1998[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 0822 | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Litchfield Municipality | ||||||||||||||
Territory electorate(s) | Goyder | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Solomon | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Adjoining suburbs[3][4] |
References
- "Place Names Register Extract for Livingstone". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Livingstone (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- "Livingstone". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- "Litchfield Municipality Localities" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- Livingstone Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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