Place Names Register Extract
Robin Falls
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Robin Falls |
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| Type Designation | Locality |
| Place Id | 22388 |
| Place Type | Administrative Area |
| Status | Registered |
| Date Registered | 3 April 2007 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -13° 22' S (Decimal degrees -13.3673) | |
| Longitude: 131° 07' E (Decimal degrees 131.1287) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
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| Local Government Area | |
| History/Origin | The Robin Falls locality derives its name from the feature of the same name which is believed to have been named by Clyde Fenton after Robin Cook, daughter of Dr M Cook, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Protector of Aboriginals from 1927 to 1939. Robin Falls first appears on the ARMY mapping of the Northern Territory in the early 1940s. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 03/04/2007 | Date of Registration | |
| 04/04/2007 | NTG 14 | Notice of Naming |