Place Names Register Extract
Woolner
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Woolner |
|---|---|
| Type Designation | Suburb |
| Place Id | 2092 |
| Place Type | Administrative Area |
| Status | Registered |
| Date Registered | 18 November 1998 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -12° 26' S (Decimal degrees -12.435) | |
| Longitude: 130° 51' E (Decimal degrees 130.8519) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
| (None Found) | |
| Local Government Area | |
| Darwin City Council | |
| History/Origin | Named after the Woolner (Wulna) Aboriginal tribal group which occupied the area east of Darwin when the town was founded in 1869. The name Woolner was used as a Neighbourhood name from 1968 to 1984 for the area roughly covering the same as the current Suburb, gazetted in 1998. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 18/11/1998 | NTG45 |