Place Names Register Extract
McKinlay Street
Extract date: 22/03/2026
| Name |
McKinlay |
| Type Designation |
Street |
| Place Id |
7125 |
| Place Type |
Road |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
29 June 1955 |
| Locality / Suburb |
|
| |
Fannie Bay |
| Local Government Area |
|
| |
Darwin City Council |
| History/Origin |
Named after John McKinlay who led one of the rescue parties in search of Burke and Wills. McKinlay left Adelaide on the 14th August, 1861. A search party led by Howitt found the bodies of Burke and Wills and rescued King one of Burke and Wills party. On being informed of this McKinlay moved northward in the hopes of qualifying for the 2000 pounds reward offered to the first man to cross the continent. He reached the Gulf of Carpentaria at the mouth of Leichhardt River on the 22nd May, 1862. The South Australian Government awarded John McDouall Stuart the 2000 pounds. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 29/06/1955 |
NTG26 |
|
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