Leeman, Western Australia
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Leeman is a small coastal town in the Shire of Coorow
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Land was first surveyed and sub-divided in 1961 and the townsite was gazetted in 1961 as Snag Island, a name that is still in common use. Snag Island is a rocky island that is located a small distance off-shore from the town.
The town was named after Abraham Leeman, a Dutch sailor, who visited the area in 1658 in search of the wreckage of the Gilt Dragon that was lost two years earlier. Leeman was in charge of the shore party to conduct a search and was abandoned when a storm blew in. Leeman and his crew then sailed their boat to Batavia in a remarkable open boat voyage that lasted six months..
In 1971 the Western Australian Education department opened the Leeman Primary School, and the town adopted the new name.
Shire of Coorow
The Shire of Coorow is a Local Government Area located in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about north of Perth, the state capital, and about south of the city of Geraldton. The Shire covers an area of and its seat of government is the town of Coorow, with the largest settlement being...
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Land was first surveyed and sub-divided in 1961 and the townsite was gazetted in 1961 as Snag Island, a name that is still in common use. Snag Island is a rocky island that is located a small distance off-shore from the town.
The town was named after Abraham Leeman, a Dutch sailor, who visited the area in 1658 in search of the wreckage of the Gilt Dragon that was lost two years earlier. Leeman was in charge of the shore party to conduct a search and was abandoned when a storm blew in. Leeman and his crew then sailed their boat to Batavia in a remarkable open boat voyage that lasted six months..
In 1971 the Western Australian Education department opened the Leeman Primary School, and the town adopted the new name.