Place Names Register Extract
McMinn Street
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View in NT Atlas | Print Extract | Search Again| Name | McMinn |
|---|---|
| Type Designation | Street |
| Place Id | 7087 |
| Place Type | Road |
| Status | Recorded |
| Date Registered | |
| Locality / Suburb | |
| Darwin City | |
| Local Government Area | |
| Darwin City Council | |
| History/Origin | Named after Gilbert Rotherdale McMinn, a 1st class Surveyor in charge of the No. 4 Survey Party in the Goyder expedition to establish Palmerston (now Darwin) in 1869 and later in charge of surveying the Central Sections of the Overland Telegraph Line. McMinn was later to be appointed Government Resident of the Northern Territory. He held freehold sections in the Darwin Rural area. His wife, Anna, is buried in the old Palmerston Cemetery. (It is an historical practice to show road name on plans with a space between Mc & Minn (ie Mc Minn)) |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 02/05/1984 | NTG17 | Part Closed |
| 31/03/1993 | NTG13 | Part Closed |
| 28/07/1993 | NTG30 | Part Closed |
| 13/11/2007 | South easterly extension | |
| 28/11/2007 | NTG 48 |