Place Names Register Extract
Betano Street
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View in NT Atlas | Print Extract | Search Again| 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 |