Place Names Register Extract
Blackmore
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Blackmore |
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| Type Designation | Locality |
| Place Id | 2014 |
| Place Type | Administrative Area |
| Status | Registered |
| Date Registered | 29 July 1998 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -12° 45' S (Decimal degrees -12.7568) | |
| Longitude: 130° 55' E (Decimal degrees 130.9189) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
| (None Found) | |
| Local Government Area | |
| Litchfield Council | |
| History/Origin | This south western Litchfield Shire locality adjacent to the Blackmore River takes its name from the River which was named by G W Goyder during the 1869 Survey of Port Darwin and Environs after E G Blackmore who was the Clerk of the SA Legislative Council and Clerk of the Parliament. Blackmore served in the Taranaki Rifle Volunteers in 1864 in New Zealand prior to serving as Clerk of the Parliaments until 1887. Blackmore Point and the Blackmore River appear on Goyder's 1869 Survey of Port Darwin and Environs. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 29/10/1997 | NTG43 | |
| 29/07/1998 | NTG29 | Amendment of 29/10/1997 Instrument (different plan in schedule) |