Place Names Register Extract

Nanmurang Road

Extract date: 20/04/2024

Name	Nanmurang
Type Designation	Road
Place Id	24710
Place Type	Road
Status	Registered
Date Registered	2 September 2015
Locality / Suburb
	Humpty Doo
Local Government Area
	Litchfield Council
History/Origin	Named after Alec Marrakai Nanmurang who was born in 1917. He is the father of Tony Kenyon whose children are now the Traditional Owners of Windows of the Wetlands, Humpty Doo. Alec worked as a shooter on Marrakai. In 1940, Alec and two other senior male members of the Limilngan group were recorded as living on the Adelaide/Mary plains. Alec's traditional country included the area around Marrakai Creek and Station, Mount Bundy and the lower Mary River. Alec died around 1968. Nanmurang (Marrakai Alec) worked as a guide for Charles and Elsa Chauvel when they came to Marrakai to film scenes for the movie "Jedda".

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
02/09/2015		Date added to Register
09/09/2015	NTG G36	Date Gazetted

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