Place Names Register Extract
Leonie Street
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View in NT Atlas | Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Leonie |
|---|---|
| Type Designation | Street |
| Place Id | 24303 |
| Place Type | Road |
| Status | Registered |
| Date Registered | 13 April 2012 |
| Locality / Suburb | |
| Bellamack | |
| Local Government Area | |
| Palmerston City Council | |
| History/Origin | Named after Sister Leonie Pitt, a Daughter of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. Sister Leonie arrived on Bathurst Island in 1932. She worked as a cook, baker, poultry farmer and gardener. The theme, Top End Catholic Priests and Religious, was selected through consultation with Larrakia Development Corporation. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 13/04/2012 | Date added to Register | |
| 25/04/2012 | NTG 17 |