Place Names Register Extract
Angurugu
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| Name |
Angurugu |
| Type Designation |
Community |
| Place Id |
22412 |
| Place Type |
Administrative Area |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
3 April 2007 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) |
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Latitude:
-13° 58' S
(Decimal degrees -13.9803) |
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Longitude:
136° 27' E
(Decimal degrees 136.4614) |
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| Locality / Suburb |
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(None Found) |
| Local Government Area |
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East Arnhem Shire Council |
| History/Origin |
Angurugu as an administrative area is based on and takes its name from the Aboriginal community of the same name established as the Groote Eylandt Mission in 1943 after the nearby Emerald River Mission, established by Reverends Warren and Dyer in 1921 was forced to move. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 03/04/2007 |
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Date of Registration |
| 04/04/2007 |
NTG 14 |
Notice of Naming |
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