Using Indigenous place names on marriage certificates
I emailed the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Queensland to confirm that this would be acceptable.
This was their response:
“Indigenous place name can be accepted if it is identifiable location in Queensland”
BDM also provided an example.
To ensure that the location was identifiable, I wrote both the Aboriginal name and the European names – Mulumba (Point Lookout), Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) as per the BDM example.
Interestingly, at Point Lookout, there is a Mooloomba Road, and a new sign post reading “Mulumba” – so the spelling is up for discussion, too.
Pic taken at Mulumba by Romana Saeheng Photography and Graphic Design
