Place Names Register Extract
Cloppenburg Park
Extract date: 25/04/2024
| Name |
Cloppenburg Park |
| Type Designation |
Urban Park |
| Place Id |
24425 |
| Place Type |
Park or Cemetery |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
26 February 2013 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) |
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Latitude:
-12° 26' S
(Decimal degrees -12.43843) |
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Longitude:
130° 45' E
(Decimal degrees 130.75221) |
| Locality / Suburb |
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Wagait Beach |
| Local Government Area |
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Wagait Shire Council |
| History/Origin |
Named after George Cloppenburg, who was granted lease over Section 5, an area of 320 acres of land, at what is now known as Wagait Beach. He cleared, fenced and farmed the land, subsequently purchasing it in 1884 and was known for being a pioneer of the property. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 26/02/2013 |
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Date added to the Register |
| 06/03/2013 |
NTG G10 |
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