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The ANPS needs assistance from members of the public to carry out the work of filling the ANPS database with information about the history, origin and meaning of Australian placenames. Any member of the public from anywhere in Australia can contribute a piece of information they have about a placename in their local area. We are appealing to members of the public to make voluntary contributions by filling in the form found at the bottom of this page. Even if you have just one piece of information about one placename, this will be a useful contribution to the ANPS.
You can contribute to the work of the ANPS by submitting information you have about a placename. We suggest you email us:
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the name of the place
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which type of place it is; e.g. hill, river, town, suburb
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the state/territory in which the place is located
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the information you have about the history, origin and meaning of the place
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where your information came from; e.g. the publication details of the book
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other details about the source of your information; e.g. the type of source
Below you will find two examples of completed emails for a place called Mount Frome (NSW). You can look at these as models for how to complete the submission. When you've done that, email it to the Director and we'll acknowledge receipt as soon as possible.
The information you have contributed will become a part of the ANPS database. When the database has a lot of information about many placenames it will be made available, via the ANPS website, to any student, researcher or member of the public who is interested in the history, origin and meaning of Australian placenames.
[ Sample Submission 1 | Sample Submission 2 ]
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