Place Names Register Extract
Atitjere
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Print Extract | Search AgainName | Atitjere |
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Type Designation | Community |
Place Id | 22414 |
Place Type | Administrative Area |
Status | Registered |
Date Registered | 3 April 2007 |
Location (Datum GDA94) | |
Latitude: -22° 58' S (Decimal degrees -22.9821) | |
Longitude: 134° 55' E (Decimal degrees 134.9328) | |
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Locality / Suburb | |
(None Found) | |
Local Government Area | |
Central Desert Shire Council | |
History/Origin | The administrative area is based on and takes its name from the Aboriginal community Atitjere. Atitjere is located on an excision from Mount Riddock pastoral station and is adjacent to the small Town of Hart Range, which takes its name from the nearby mountain range. Harts Range was the site of a former mica field. The community itself is sometimes referred to as Harts Range. |
Register & Gazettal information
Date | Gazettal | Comment |
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03/04/2007 | Date of Registration | |
04/04/2007 | NTG 14 | Notice of Naming |