Freds Pass, Northern Territory
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Freds Pass is an outer rural locality in Darwin
. The name Fred's Pass originally referred to a gap in the Daly Ranges through which the Fred's Pass Road (now part of the Stuart Highway) 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.
Darwin, Northern Territory
Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...
. The name Fred's Pass originally referred to a gap in the Daly Ranges through which the Fred's Pass Road (now part of the Stuart Highway) ran, and was named by surveyor W. P. Auld
W. P. Auld
William Patrick Auld , usually known by his initials or as "Patrick", was an Adelaide, South Australian vigneron and wine merchant born in Stalybridge , the son of Patrick Auld and Eliza Auld .He took part in John McDouall Stuart's sixth expedition William Patrick Auld (27 May 1840 – 2 September...
for his fellow-explorer Fred Litchfield, whose name is also commemorated in the nearby Litchfield shire.