Place Names Register Extract
Wadeye
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| Name |
Wadeye |
| Type Designation |
Community |
| Place Id |
22461 |
| Place Type |
Administrative Area |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
3 April 2007 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) |
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Latitude:
-14° 14' S
(Decimal degrees -14.2478) |
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Longitude:
129° 31' E
(Decimal degrees 129.5178) |
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| Locality / Suburb |
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| Local Government Area |
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Victoria-Daly Shire Council |
| History/Origin |
Wadeye as an administrative area is based on and takes its name from the Aboriginal community of Wadeye which is the Aboriginal name for Port Keats. The Community was established by Father Richard Docherty of the Catholic Church as Port Keats in 1935. |
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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