Place Names Register Extract
Victoria River
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Victoria River |
|---|---|
| Type Designation | Locality |
| Place Id | 22404 |
| Place Type | Administrative Area |
| Status | Registered |
| Date Registered | 3 April 2007 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -16° 38' S (Decimal degrees -16.6388) | |
| Longitude: 131° 24' E (Decimal degrees 131.413) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
| (None Found) | |
| Local Government Area | |
| Victoria-Daly Shire Council | |
| History/Origin | The Victoria River locality derives its name from the stream of the same name, named by Captains Wickham and Stokes on 4 December 1839 during their survey of the north and west coasts of Australia in 'HMS Beagle' after Queen Victoria who had come to the English throne in 1837. The ?Beagle? explored the Victoria River to near where the Victoria Highway crosses the River. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 03/04/2007 | Date of Registration | |
| 04/04/2007 | NTG 14 | Notice of Naming |