Place Names Register Extract
Marrakai
Extract date: 01/04/2025
| Name |
Marrakai |
| Type Designation |
Locality |
| Place Id |
22368 |
| Place Type |
Administrative Area |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
3 April 2007 |
| Locality / Suburb |
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(None Found) |
| Local Government Area |
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| History/Origin |
The locality of Marrakai is named after the Marrakai pastoral station which is believed to be a named formed by the joining of the Aboriginal word "kie", meaning river, and the corruption of the English word "Mary". Aboriginals are believed to have told the original pastoralists that the Mary River was " Mary kie" or "Maryki" which has since been corrupted to Marrakai. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 03/04/2007 |
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Date of Registration |
| 04/04/2007 |
NTG 14 |
Notice of Naming |
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