Place Names Register Extract

Port Mcarthur

Extract date: 21/05/2024

Name	Port Mcarthur
Type Designation	Harbour
Place Id	17739
Place Type	Feature
Status	Recorded
Date Registered
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -15° 47' S (Decimal degrees -15.787389)
	Longitude: 136° 42' E (Decimal degrees 136.710678)
Locality / Suburb
	Pellew Islands
Local Government Area

History/Origin	Flinders named the Port after Governor George Mcarthur. This in turn was named Leichhardt in 1845 after members of the McArthur family of Camden, New South Wales. Ludwig Leichhardt in his Journal wrote: "Sept. 21 (1845) -...I called this river the "Macarthur," in acknowledgement of the liberal support my expedition received from Messrs. James and William Macarthur of Cambden...".

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
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