Goyder's Survey Expedition

Goyder - What's in the chapter

George Woodroffe Goyder and the surveying expedition to Port Darwin in 1869 are the main focus of this chapter. There are biographical details of Goyder and also a discussion of the life and work of a surveyor at the time. As well as the town plan for Palmerston(Darwin) the chapter covers the other townships about Port Darwin that the expedition planned. There are also details of the not always harmonious relations between the surveyors and the Larrakia people.