Place Names Register Extract

Koolpinyah

Extract date: 26/03/2025

Name	Koolpinyah
Type Designation	Locality
Place Id	22275
Place Type	Administrative Area
Status	Registered
Date Registered
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -12° 21' S (Decimal degrees -12.3588)
	Longitude: 131° 12' E (Decimal degrees 131.216)
Locality / Suburb
	(None Found)
Local Government Area
	Litchfield Council
History/Origin	This locality takes its name from Koolpinyah Station established in 1908 by the Herbert brothers, Evan and Oscar, the sons of Justice Herbert, were for leases at "Umpty Doo" and "Koolpinyah". The Herbert brothers later combined their operations at Koolpinyah. The station homestead was near a waterhole which the aboriginals called "Gulpinyah", which was interpreted for the station name as "Koolpinyah". The Herbert brothers, continued on their property until their deaths in 1974.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
04/04/2007	NTG 14	Notice of Naming

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