Place Names Register Extract
Milikapiti
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| Name |
Milikapiti |
| Type Designation |
Community |
| Place Id |
22438 |
| Place Type |
Administrative Area |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
3 April 2007 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) |
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Latitude:
-11° 25' S
(Decimal degrees -11.417) |
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Longitude:
130° 39' E
(Decimal degrees 130.659) |
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| Locality / Suburb |
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| Local Government Area |
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Tiwi Islands Shire Council |
| History/Origin |
Milikapiti as an administrative area is based on and takes its name from the Aboriginal community of the same name. The Community started in 1941 when Patrol Officer Jack Gribble was sent to Snake Bay to establish a Naval, RAAF and Army base to help in the defence of Australia during World War II. The Community retained the name Snake Bay, after the bay the community over looks, until the 1980s. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 03/04/2007 |
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Date of Registration |
| 04/04/2007 |
NTG 14 |
Notice of Naming |
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