Place Names Register Extract
Girraween
Extract date: 24/11/2024
| Name |
Girraween |
| Type Designation |
Locality |
| Place Id |
2040 |
| Place Type |
Administrative Area |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
29 October 1997 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) |
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Latitude:
-12° 31' S
(Decimal degrees -12.5256) |
|
Longitude:
131° 05' E
(Decimal degrees 131.0964) |
| Locality / Suburb |
|
| |
(None Found) |
| Local Government Area |
|
| |
Litchfield Council |
| History/Origin |
This locality derives its name from Girraween Lagoon, a name given to a lagoon in Section 254, Hundred of Bagot, when in 1967 it was found to have been incorrectly shown as McMinn's Lagoon. The name "Girraween" is of Aboriginal origin and is derived from Australian Legendary Tales as meaning "the place of flowers". The locality is generally based on the Girraween Subdivision being developed by the Churcher Estate. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 29/10/1997 |
NTG43 |
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| 09/09/2013 |
|
Revocation and renaming of Howard Springs and Girraween localities |
| 11/09/2013 |
NTG G37 |
Revocation and renaming of Howard Springs and Girraween localities |
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