Place Names Register Extract
McGrath Street
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View in NT Atlas | Print Extract | Search Again| Name | McGrath |
|---|---|
| Type Designation | Street |
| Place Id | 23853 |
| Place Type | Road |
| Status | Registered |
| Date Registered | 17 September 2010 |
| Locality / Suburb | |
| Bellamack | |
| Local Government Area | |
| Palmerston City Council | |
| History/Origin | After Father John McGrath, Missionaries of the Sacred Heart and Coast Watcher Bathurst Island. On 19 February 1942, Japanese aircraft shot a RAAF DC3 on the Bathurst Island Mission airstrip. The aircraft was stranded due to engine trouble. During the shooting, stray bullets hit the Church and wireless room. At this time, Father McGrath gave the unheeded warning to Darwin that enemy planes were enroute to Darwin. Father McGrath remained on Bathurst Island with the Tiwi People for the duration of WWII. He died in 1982. The theme, Top End Catholic Priests and Religious, was selected through consultation with Larrakia Development Corporation. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 17/09/2010 | Date added to the Register | |
| 29/09/2010 | NTG 39 | |
| 25/04/2012 | NTG 17 | Extension |