Place Names Register Extract
Mc Minns Lagoon
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Mc Minns Lagoon |
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| Type Designation | Waterhole |
| Place Id | 14964 |
| Place Type | Feature |
| Status | Recorded |
| Date Registered | |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -12° 33' S (Decimal degrees -12.554688) | |
| Longitude: 131° 04' E (Decimal degrees 131.082725) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
| McMinns Lagoon | |
| Local Government Area | |
| Litchfield Council | |
| History/Origin | SW Herbert in his journal writes "At a short distance to the south east of Brooking Creek, there was a large sheet of rain water. This was designated as McMinn's Lagoon, in honour of Mr. Gilbert McMinn who was Goyder's Chief Surveyor and afterwards head of the Survey Dept." McMinns Lagoon appeared on Goyder's plan of the Survey of Port Darwin and Environs in 1869. It was probably applied by George McLachlan who surveyed this area, after his colleague surveyor, Gilbert McMinn, if not by Goyder himself. McMinn migrated to South Australia in 1850 and on leaving school, took up surveying. Prior to coming to the Territory as a Senior Surveyor under Goyder in 1869, he was at Escape Cliffs in 1864 with the B T Finniss expedition. |
Register & Gazettal information
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