Place Names Register Extract
Mitchell
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Mitchell |
|---|---|
| Type Designation | Suburb |
| Place Id | 2067 |
| Place Type | Administrative Area |
| Status | Registered |
| Date Registered | 3 April 2007 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -12° 31' S (Decimal degrees -12.5306) | |
| Longitude: 130° 59' E (Decimal degrees 130.9956) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
| (None Found) | |
| Local Government Area | |
| Palmerston City Council | |
| History/Origin | The suburb of Mitchell and nearby Mitchell Creek are named after Surveyor A J Mitchell who was a Senior Survey with Survey General GW Goyder during the surveying of Palmerston and surrounding hinterland in 1869-70. He was involved in the actual surveying of the land where the current Palmerston stands. Following the surveying around Port Darwin, he is known to have been employed by the Lands Department in NSW prior to emigrating to California, USA, in 1874. The suburb boundary, as approved on 8 March 2007, is deliniated on CP 5077. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 17/10/1984 | NTG41 | |
| 05/12/2001 | NTG48 | Revocation of 17/10/1984 gazettal. |
| 03/04/2007 | Re-registration of Mitchell with new boundaries | |
| 24/05/2018 | Alteration of Locality Boundary (Certified Plan S2017/116) |