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.
[Livingstone]
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.
[ He was buried at "The Gardens Cemetery".][ The 34 Mile strip was named Livingstone in his honour.][ 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.
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{{Litchfield Municipality Suburbs and Towns
Suburbs of Darwin, Northern Territory