Freds Pass, Northern Territory
| Freds Pass Darwin, Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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  Freds Pass | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°32′23.41″S 131°03′18.13″E / 12.5398361°S 131.0550361°ECoordinates: 12°32′23.41″S 131°03′18.13″E / 12.5398361°S 131.0550361°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 24 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Litchfield Municipality | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities[2][3] | ||||||||||||||
Freds Pass is an outer rural locality in Darwin. The name Fred's Pass originally referred to a gap in the through which the Fred's Pass Road (later part of the Stuart Highway, since bypassed) ran, and was named by surveyor W. P. Auld for his fellow-explorer Fred Litchfield, whose name is also commemorated in the nearby Litchfield shire.[4]
Events[]
The is held each May at the beginning of the dry season at . The event was first held in 1978 as a school fete and has continued grow over the years. In 2009, the show played host to over 200 exhibitors and attracted over 20,000 visitors.[5] The show celebrates and exhibits achievements in local agriculture, horticulture, sport and community endeavours, as well as featuring many sideshows, rides and demonstrations.[6]
The Rural Show attracts visitors from all over the Northern Territory, and is a family oriented event. The Northern Territory Government runs free busses to the reserve during the show.
References[]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Freds Pass (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Freds Pass". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. February 2005. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Litchfield Municipality Localities" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ http://www.nt.gov.au/placenames/origins/greaterdarwin.shtml#f Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Darwin Style – What's on Darwin – Darwin Markets – Darwin Foodie".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
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External links[]
- Suburbs of Darwin, Northern Territory