Extract
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| GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES REGISTER EXTRACT | |
| 24th May 2013 | |
| Reference: | 23285 |
| Placename: | Hawks Nest |
| Designation: | Town |
| Status: | Assigned 30th May 2003 |
| Previous Name: | Hawkes Nest |
| GNB File: | GNB3767,307,4780/64 |
| LGA: | Great Lakes |
| Approx. AGD66 Lat: | -32 40 25 |
| Approx. AGD66 Long: | 152 10 28 |
| Approx. GDA94 Lat: | -32 40 19 |
| Approx. GDA94 Long: | 152 10 32 |
| Topographic Map: | Port Stephens |
| 1:100000 Map: | Port Stephens 9332 |
| Parish: | Fens |
| County: | Gloucester |
| Description: | A town in Hawks Nest address locality, on the northern shores of Port Stephens, about 5 km N of Shoal Bay. |
| Origin: | Name derives from the use as a navigation aid of a large hawk's nest in a large tree on the bank of the Myall River. |
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