Place Names Register Extract

Fergusson River

Extract date: 11/05/2026

Name	Fergusson River
Type Designation	Stream
Place Id	12798
Place Type	Feature
Status	Recorded
Date Registered
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -14° 24' S (Decimal degrees -14.4127)
	Longitude: 131° 39' E (Decimal degrees 131.6595)
Locality / Suburb
	Claravale
	Nitmiluk
Local Government Area
	Roper Gulf Shire Council
History/Origin	SW Herbert in his unpublished manuscript "Reminiscences of life in the NT 1870-1873" records: "..five of which flow into the Fergusson, the largest of them all, named after Sir James Fergusson, then Governor of SA. These rivers were named by Mr W McMinn; " Mr McMinn was the overseer of the Overland Telegraph Line which was built across the river between Christmas Day and January 1871.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
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