Place Names Register Extract
Gillen
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Gillen |
|---|---|
| Type Designation | Suburb |
| Place Id | 22295 |
| Place Type | Administrative Area |
| Status | Registered |
| Date Registered | 3 April 2007 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -23° 42' S (Decimal degrees -23.711) | |
| Longitude: 133° 51' E (Decimal degrees 133.866) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
| (None Found) | |
| Local Government Area | |
| Alice Springs Town Council | |
| History/Origin | This Alice Springs suburb is named after FJ Gillen and Mt Gillen in the MacDonnell Ranges, named by Chas Winnecke, in 1878, after Francis James Gillen, Telegraphist and Station Master at Alice Springs. The suburb boundary, as approved on 8 March 2007, is deliniated on CP 5170. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 03/04/2007 | Date of Registration | |
| 04/04/2007 | NTG 14 | Notice of Naming |