Place Names Register Extract
Geebung Close
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| Name |
Geebung |
| Type Designation |
Close |
| Place Id |
6229 |
| Place Type |
Road |
| Status |
Recorded |
| Date Registered |
|
| Locality / Suburb |
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| |
Nhulunbuy |
| Local Government Area |
|
| |
Nhulunbuy Corporation Ltd |
| History/Origin |
Named after an Aboriginal name for the edible but very sour fruit of the Persoonia linearis. This species is a 3 m shrub with yellow flowers and is native to the east coast. There are 80 Australian species of Persoo persoonia - one is native to the Territory. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
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