Place Names Register Extract
McMinns Drive
Extract date: 11/06/2026
| Name |
McMinns |
| Type Designation |
Drive |
| Place Id |
7134 |
| Place Type |
Road |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
23 February 1979 |
| Locality / Suburb |
|
| |
McMinns Lagoon |
| Local Government Area |
|
| |
Litchfield Council |
| History/Origin |
Named after McMinns Lagoon which in turn was named after Gilbert Rotherdale McMinn, a Surveyor in charge of the No. 4 Survey Party in the Goyder expedition to establish Palmerston (now Darwin) in 1869. McMinn was later to be appointed Government Resident of the Northern Territory. The name was suggested by the McMinns Lagoon Development Association in 1973 and generally refers to the area. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 23/02/1979 |
NTG8 |
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