Place Names Register Extract
Ariat Park
Extract date: 10/06/2026
| Name |
Ariat Park |
| Type Designation |
Urban Park |
| Place Id |
22237 |
| Place Type |
Park or Cemetery |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
12 December 2006 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) |
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Latitude:
-12° 30' S
(Decimal degrees -12.50454) |
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Longitude:
130° 59' E
(Decimal degrees 130.99637) |
| Locality / Suburb |
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| |
Rosebery |
| Lot/Portion |
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Town of Palmerston |
| Local Government Area |
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| |
Palmerston City Council |
| History/Origin |
Named in commemoration of Ruby Ariat (1900-1986) who was born in Darwin and worked at Government House in the 1920s, and later for the Fanning?s Family at Vesteys on Bullocky Point. Ruby lived at Bagot, Kulaluk, and at Mindil Beach and with her daughter Molly Baban. Ruby was a renowned Larrakia female hunter and taught other Larrakia people hunting skills and techniques. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 12/12/2006 |
|
Date of Registration |
| 20/12/2006 |
NTG 51 |
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