Livingstone, Northern Territory

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Livingstone
Darwin,  Northern Territory
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Livingstone
Livingstone, Northern Territory
Coordinates 12°40′58.45″S131°04′54.80″E / 12.6829028°S 131.0818889°E / -12.6829028; 131.0818889 [1]
Population452 (2016 census) [2]
Established29 July 1998 [1]
Postcode(s) 0822
Location
LGA(s) Litchfield Municipality
Territory electorate(s) Daly
Federal division(s) Lingiari
Suburbs around Livingstone:
Noonamah Noonamah Noonamah
Hughes
Berry Springs Livingstone Hughes
Acacia Hills
Darwin River Darwin River
Fly Creek 		Acacia Hills
FootnotesAdjoining suburbs [3] [4]

Livingstone is an outer rural locality near 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 a community management committee and provides a Friday night 34 mile bar and bistro frequented by locals and visitors.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Place Names Register Extract for Livingstone". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Livingstone (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. ↑ "Livingstone". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Litchfield Municipality Localities" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Livingstone Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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