Thomas Mitchell (explorer) - Commemoration

Commemoration

Because of his contributions in the surveying and exploration of Australia, Mitchell is commemorated by having numerous localities or objects across Australia being named after him. These include:

• The town of Mitchell in Queensland
• The Mitchell River in Queensland
• The Canberra suburb of Mitchell
• The electorate of Mitchell
• The Mitchell Highway
• The Major Mitchell's Cockatoo, a species of Cockatoo
• Steam locomotive number S 301 Sir Thomas Mitchell, a member of the Victorian Railways S class locomotives
• Mitchell's Hopping Mouse, an Australian native rodent-like animal

Mitchell is also the namesake in the highest honour of the New South Wales Surveyors Awards, the Sir Thomas Mitchell Excellence in Surveying Award.