Place Names Register Extract
Koolpinyah
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Koolpinyah |
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| Type Designation | Locality |
| Place Id | 22275 |
| Place Type | Administrative Area |
| Status | Registered |
| Date Registered | |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -12° 21' S (Decimal degrees -12.3588) | |
| Longitude: 131° 12' E (Decimal degrees 131.216) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
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| Local Government Area | |
| Litchfield Council | |
| History/Origin | This locality takes its name from Koolpinyah Station established in 1908 by the Herbert brothers, Evan and Oscar, the sons of Justice Herbert, were for leases at "Umpty Doo" and "Koolpinyah". The Herbert brothers later combined their operations at Koolpinyah. The station homestead was near a waterhole which the aboriginals called "Gulpinyah", which was interpreted for the station name as "Koolpinyah". The Herbert brothers, continued on their property until their deaths in 1974. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
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| 04/04/2007 | NTG 14 | Notice of Naming |