Type: | suburb |
Livingstone | |
City: | Darwin |
State: | nt |
Coordinates: | -12.6829°N 131.0819°W |
Coord Ref: | [1] |
Alternative Location Map: | Australia Darwin |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 10 |
Postcode: | 0822 |
Established: | 29 July 1998 |
Pop: | 452 |
Dist1: | 48.5 |
Location1: | Darwin |
Dist2: | 28.6 |
Location2: | Palmerston |
Lga: | Litchfield Municipality |
Stategov: | Daly |
Fedgov: | Lingiari |
Near-Ne: | Noonamah Hughes |
Near-Se: | Acacia Hills |
Near: | Livingstone |
Footnotes: | Adjoining suburbs[2] [3] |
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.[4] 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.[4] He was buried at "The Gardens Cemetery".[4] The 34 Mile strip was named Livingstone in his honour.[4] 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.