Place Names Register Extract

Goyder Road

Extract date: 05/06/2026

Name	Goyder
Type Designation	Road
Place Id	6298
Place Type	Road
Status	Registered
Date Registered	5 January 1955
Locality / Suburb
	Fannie Bay
	Parap
Local Government Area
	Darwin City Council
History/Origin	Named after George Woodroffe Goyder, Surveyor-General of South Australia. Born in Liverpool, England, in 1826, Goyder emigrated to Australia in 1848. In 1868-1869, he was appointed by the South Australian government to survey land in the Northern Territory, during which he selected Port Darwin as the site for the township of Palmerston, now known as Darwin.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
05/01/1955	NTG1
16/04/2008	NTG 15	Westerly extension

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