Place Names Register Extract
Harts Range
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Harts Range |
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| Type Designation | Range |
| Place Id | 13462 |
| Place Type | Feature |
| Status | Recorded |
| Date Registered | |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -23° 06' S (Decimal degrees -23.1) | |
| Longitude: 134° 55' E (Decimal degrees 134.9167) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
| Hart | |
| Local Government Area | |
| Central Desert Shire Council | |
| History/Origin | Harts Range appears on Ringwood's 1873 map (sheet 4) of the Overland Telegraph Line. It is believed to have been named by John Ross in 1870 whilst exploring for a route for the Telegraph Line. Harts Range is belived to be named after the Hon John Hart CMG, who was a member of the South Australian Parliament between 1857 and 1873, during which time he was a Minister of the Crown nine times and Premier three time. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
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| (None Found) |