Place Names Register Extract
Sittella Road
Extract date: 24/11/2024
| Name |
Sittella |
| Type Designation |
Road |
| Place Id |
7862 |
| Place Type |
Road |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
11 April 1984 |
| Locality / Suburb |
|
| |
Howard Springs |
| Local Government Area |
|
| |
Litchfield Council |
| History/Origin |
Named after the White Winged Sittella (Neositta leucoptera), a small white breasted bird with a black cap and a white patch on the underside of the wings. Sittellas are common to the open forest area of Northern Australia. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 11/04/1984 |
NTG14 |
|
| 13/06/2007 |
NTG24 |
Northeasterly Extension |
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