Place Names Register Extract

Minyerri

Extract date: 10/06/2026

Name Minyerri
Type Designation Major
Place Id 624
Place Type Aboriginal Community
Status Recorded
Date Registered
Location (Datum GDA94)  
Latitude: -15° 13' S (Decimal degrees -15.2216)
Longitude: 134° 04' E (Decimal degrees 134.0821)
Locality / Suburb  
  Miniyeri
Land Council Northern Land Council
Resource Centre Managed by Local Government
Local Government Area  
  Roper Gulf Shire Council
Alternate Names  
  Hodgson Downs
  Minyere
  Minyeri
  Minyerre
History/Origin In 1990, the (former) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) purchased the Hodgson Downs Station, now known as Warrigundu Station, for the Alawa Traditional Owners.

Following acquisition of the station, many residents returned to Minyerri, which is located near the station homestead.

The community gives its name to the gazetted locality Miniyeri (see place ID 22441). The origin of the variation in spelling for the locality name is unknown.

Register & Gazettal information

Date Gazettal Comment
  (None Found)  

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