Place Names Register Extract

Goyder Pillars

Extract date: 02/05/2026

Name	Goyder Pillars
Type Designation	Hill
Place Id	13251
Place Type	Feature
Status	Recorded
Date Registered
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -22° 46' S (Decimal degrees -22.78135)
	Longitude: 136° 48' E (Decimal degrees 136.81624)
Locality / Suburb
	Anatye
Local Government Area
	Central Desert Shire Council
History/Origin	Named by Chas Winnecke after GW Goyder, South Australian Surveyor General. Winnecke in his report of his 2nd expedition (SAPP 39 of 1883) writes: "These hills, when viewed from a distance, have the appearance of white pillars; they are crowned by perpendicular Koaline rocks. During my previous exploration I named them Goyder's Pillars, after G.W. Goyder, Esq., the Surveyor-General of South Australia."

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
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