Place Names Register Extract

McGrath Street

Extract date: 24/11/2024

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

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