Territory Stories

Plaque

Details:

Title

Plaque,

Photo number

PH0320/0002,

Collection

W C Laidlaw Collection, PictureNT, PictureNT,

Date

1957,

Location

Raintree Park, Darwin,

Description

Plaque in Raintree Park. It reads "John McDouall Stuart and his party after successfully crossing Australia south to north reached Van Diemen's Gulf 24th July 1862 and named Chambers Bay. His work resulted in the annexation of the Northern Territory to South Australia 1863 and the construction of the Overland Telegraph Line 1872. Stuart was awarded the Gold Medal of The Royal Geographical Society London. Erected 1956." Austin Lane runs left to right in background.,

Notes

Date:1957,

Language

English,

Use

Attribution International 4.0 (CC BY 4.0),

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,