Place Names Register Extract
Napwerte / Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Napwerte / Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve |
|---|---|
| Type Designation | Reserve |
| Place Id | 23562 |
| Place Type | Administrative Area |
| Status | Assigned |
| Date Registered | |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -24° 00' S (Decimal degrees -24.0133) | |
| Longitude: 133° 57' E (Decimal degrees 133.9542) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
| Hale | |
| Lot/Portion | |
| NT Portion | |
| Local Government Area | |
| MacDonnell Shire Council | |
| History/Origin | Previously reffered to as Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve, Napwerte / Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve was officially dual named in 2014. Napwerte (pronounced na-poor-ta) is the name for the rocky outcrop within the reserve. The entire reserve is a sacred men's site and any association with the name remains secret and sacred to initiated men. (No information known or entered for Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve) |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 21/09/1979 | NTG38 | |
| 15/10/2014 | G41 |