Place Names Register Extract
Berry Springs
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Berry Springs |
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| Type Designation | Locality |
| Place Id | 2012 |
| Place Type | Administrative Area |
| Status | Registered |
| Date Registered | 29 July 1998 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -12° 43' S (Decimal degrees -12.7219) | |
| Longitude: 131° 00' E (Decimal degrees 131.0103) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
| (None Found) | |
| Local Government Area | |
| Litchfield Council | |
| History/Origin | This south western Litchfield Shire locality derives its name from Berry Creek, named by Goyder in 1870, after his Chief Draftsman, Edwin S Berry, a member of Goyder's 1869 Survey Expedition to Port Darwin. Berry went ashore on the first boat from the Moonta with George Goyder. The area known today as Berry Springs was originally shown by Surveyor Gilbert R McMinn on his plan of 1869 as Kangaroo Falls with the wording Recommended for Reserve. Edwin Creek at Humpty Doo also bears Berry's name. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 29/10/1997 | NTG43 | |
| 29/07/1998 | NTG29 | Amendment of 29/10/1997 Instrument (different plan in schedule) |