Livingstone, Northern Territory
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| Livingstone Darwin, Northern Territory |
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| Population: | 1,038 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1942 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 0822 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | Litchfield Municipality | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Goyder | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | 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.
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- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Livingstone (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC73081&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- ^ a b c d Livingstone
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Coordinates: 12°04′58.45″S 131°04′54.80″E / 12.0829028°S 131.081889°E
