Honoured: Tom Usher: Picture: NT Police Museum and Historical Society
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Usher Street was named after Thomas (Tom) Usher - NT Police Superintendent, Mason and community worker.
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Tom Usher migrated to Australia from the United Kingdom in 1973 after serving with the Tynmouth Borough and Northumberland Police from 1966 to 1971.
OTHER NEWS: Adventure of a lifetime
He joined the NT police not long after arriving in Australia and over 24 years he served in Darwin, Tennant Creek, Daly River and Katherine.
He died after a short illness in April 1997, leaving a widow and two children.
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