Place Names Register Extract
Town of Jabiru
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Town of Jabiru |
|---|---|
| Type Designation | Town |
| Place Id | 23587 |
| Place Type | Administrative Area |
| Status | Assigned |
| Date Registered | 7 May 1982 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -12° 40' S (Decimal degrees -12.6752) | |
| Longitude: 132° 50' E (Decimal degrees 132.8337) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
| Jabiru | |
| Local Government Area | |
| West Arnhem Shire Council | |
| History/Origin | The mining town arose out of discoveries of Uranium at Kakadu in 1970 and the "Jabiru" airstrip to service the mining camp. The Fox Royal Commission provided for the mining town to be established in connection with the Ranger Uranium deposit. The name was derived from that bird that frequents the billabongs of the coastal plains of Kakadu. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 29/08/1974 | NTG35 | Naming of "Site of Town" |
| 07/05/1982 | NTG 18 | Revoked 1974 Gazettal and named the town as defined per Crown Lands Act gazettal NTG43 of 26/10/1979 |