Place Names Register Extract

Snell Street

Extract date: 04/05/2024

Name	Snell
Type Designation	Street
Place Id	7881
Place Type	Road
Status	Registered
Date Registered	29 June 1955
Locality / Suburb
	Woolner
Local Government Area
	Darwin City Council
History/Origin	Named after Harold Snell, who arrived in Darwin in 1912 and worked as a carpenter on Myilly Point houses. Later was a master builder and built Lyons House, the RSL Memorial hall, and most of the main block of the Smith Street shopping centre. In the late 1940's and 1950's, an area at Maranga (Winnellie) was known as "Snell's". Snells Contracting leased the land and a type of village was constructed by the firm comprising partner's homes, employee homes, a small hall used as a kindergarten, single men's quarters, canteen, mess, mechanic shop, joinery shop, saw mill etc.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
29/06/1955	NTG26

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