Place Names Register Extract

Amungee Mungee

Extract date: 05/06/2026

Name Amungee Mungee
Type Designation Waterhole
Place Id 10302
Place Type Feature
Status Recorded
Date Registered
Location (Datum GDA94)  
Latitude: -16° 46' S (Decimal degrees -16.7833)
Longitude: 134° 01' E (Decimal degrees 134.0333)
Locality / Suburb  
  Arnold
Local Government Area  
  Roper Gulf Shire Council
History/Origin The Amungee Mungee Waterhole has long been an important site for Aboriginal people, particularly the Jingili. The name Amungee Mungee likely derives from a local Aboriginal language.

Traditionally, the waterhole served as a vital food source, providing ducks and other waterfowl that were hunted using spears. Situated on a floodplain, it was mainly accessed during the dry season.

Amungee Mungee also holds spiritual and ceremonial significance and is connected to a Dreaming trail reflecting ancestral journeys central to Jingili law and identity.

Source:
Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory. (2005) Bullwaddy Conservation Reserve : plan of management 2005. Northern Territory Government, Katherine (N.T.). Retrieved 2025, November 6, from https://hdl.handle.net/10070/462081.

Register & Gazettal information

Date Gazettal Comment
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