Place Names Register Extract
Nitjpurru
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Nitjpurru |
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| Type Designation | Minor |
| Place Id | 639 |
| Place Type | Aboriginal Community |
| Status | Recorded |
| Date Registered | |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -16° 48' S (Decimal degrees -16.81412) | |
| Longitude: 131° 13' E (Decimal degrees 131.22037) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
| Nitjpurru | |
| Land Council | Northern Land Council |
| Resource Centre | Managed by Local Government |
| Local Government Area | |
| Victoria-Daly Shire Council | |
| Alternate Names | |
| Bunbidee | |
| Pigeon Hole | |
| History/Origin | Formerly known as Pigeon Hole, in 2024 the community name changed to its Bilinarra language name - Nitjpurru - at the request of the Traditional Owners. Nitjpurru is the traditional name for the billabong just north of where the community is situated. The previous name Pigeon Hole initially described the former outstation on the Victoria River Downs pastoral lease that surrounds the present community. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
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| (None Found) |