Place Names Register Extract

Macumba

Extract date: 30/10/2025

Name	Macumba
Type Designation	Park
Place Id	25032
Place Type	Park or Cemetery
Status	Registered
Date Registered	17 January 2022
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -12° 24' S (Decimal degrees -12.414199)
	Longitude: 130° 55' E (Decimal degrees 130.920689)
Locality / Suburb
	Berrimah
Local Government Area
	Darwin City Council
History/Origin	Named after the SS Macumba, a merchant ship sunk in the Arafura Sea off the Arnhem Land coast as a result of a World War II air raid on 6 August 1943. The vessel had been carrying supplies to Darwin and three crew lost their lives as a result of the attack. The exact location of the shipwreck remained a mystery for 74 years until it was discovered by researchers on board a Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) research vessel in 2017.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
17/01/2022	Plan S2021/085

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