Place Names Register Extract
Adelaide River War Cemetery
Extract date: 18/05/2024
| Name |
Adelaide River War Cemetery |
| Type Designation |
Cemetery |
| Place Id |
3242 |
| Place Type |
Park or Cemetery |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
23 April 1997 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) |
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Latitude:
-13° 13' S
(Decimal degrees -13.23078) |
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Longitude:
131° 06' E
(Decimal degrees 131.11417) |
| Locality / Suburb |
|
| |
Adelaide River |
| Lot/Portion |
|
| |
Town of Adelaide River |
| Local Government Area |
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| |
Coomalie Community Council |
| History/Origin |
Named as it contains the remains of servicemen and women who died in the Top End during World War II and commemorates service personnel lost in Timor and other northern regions but who have no known grave.
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Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 23/04/1997 |
NTG16 |
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