Ten place names containing the word "nigger" in northeast Australia will be renamed due to their racially offensive connotations, the Queensland state government said Tuesday. References to Niggers Bounce in northern Queensland were removed from all databases in May, the state's natural resources and mines department said. It then reviewed its database and nine other places that contain the same word - Mount Nigger, Nigger Head and seven spots named Nigger Creek - had their names discontinued as well.
"The place names policy includes guidelines and naming principles that allow offensive names to be discontinued and alternative names proposed," the department added in a statement. The places have yet to be given new names and their old ones will still appear on historical maps, plans and records.
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