Livingstone, Northern Territory
| Livingstone Darwin, Northern Territory | |||||||||||||
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| Population | 1,038 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1942 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0822 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Litchfield Municipality | ||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Goyder | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Solomon | ||||||||||||
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Livingstone is an outer rural locality Darwin. The name "Livingstone" derived from the war-time airstrip which was named after John D Livingstone, Jnr.[2] 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.[2] He was buried at "The Gardens Cemetery".[2] The 34 Mile strip was named Livingstone in his honour.[2] 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.
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Livingstone (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 Livingstone
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Coordinates: 12°40′58.45″S 131°04′54.80″E / 12.6829028°S 131.0818889°E
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