Place Names Register Extract

Betano Street

Extract date: 03/11/2025

Name	Betano
Type Designation	Street
Place Id	23809
Place Type	Road
Status	Registered
Date Registered	18 June 2010
Locality / Suburb
	Johnston
Local Government Area
	Palmerston City Council
History/Origin	After HMAS Betano, a LCH (Landing Craft Heavy) of 323 tonnes, commissioned on 8 February 1974 and named after the location where the 2/4 Independent Company landed in Timor on 23 September 1942. HMAS Betano was involved in Operation NAVY HELP DARWIN following Cyclone Tracy's devastation of Darwin in December 1974.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
18/06/2010		Date added to the Register
23/06/2010	NTG25

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