Place Names Register Extract
Ernest Giles Road
Extract date: 05/06/2026
| Name |
Ernest Giles |
| Type Designation |
Road |
| Place Id |
6034 |
| Place Type |
Road |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
7 January 1987 |
| Locality / Suburb |
|
| |
Ghan |
| |
Petermann |
| Local Government Area |
|
| |
MacDonnell Shire Council |
| Alternate Names |
|
| |
Mereenie Loop |
| History/Origin |
Named after Ernest GILES the explorer who made several important exploratory expeditions into Central and Western Australia between 1872 and 1876. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 07/01/1987 |
NTG1 |
|
| 01/11/1995 |
NTG44 |
Part renamed Luritja Road |
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