John McKinlay

John McKinlay
John McKinlay (1819-1872)
Born(1819-08-26)26 August 1819
Sandbank, Argyll, Scotland
Died31 December 1872(1872-12-31) (aged 53)
Gawler, South Australia
Occupation(s)Explorer and pastoralist
Known forLeading South Australia's Burke Relief Expedition

John McKinlay (26 August 1819 – 31 December 1872) was a Scottish-born Australian explorer and cattle grazier, and leader of the South Australian Burke Relief Expedition - one of the search parties for the Burke and Wills expedition. McKinlay was also a member of Charles Sturt's Central Exploring Expedition from 1844-1845. The town of McKinlay in northwestern Queensland is named after him.

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