Leeman, Western Australia
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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 a small distance off-shore from the town.
The town was named after Abraham Leeman van Santwits,[1] a Dutch sailor. He was second officer on the Dutch East India Company ship Script error: No such module "Lang". (Template:Lit) which was wrecked in April 1656 just south of Ledge Point, Script error: No such module "convert". north of what is now Perth. Leeman was sent with a party of seven by captain Pieter Albertszoon to Batavia (now Jakarta) for help; they arrived there in June 1656.[2] In 1658 Leeman returned as first officer on board Waeckende Boei in search of the wreckage. He was in charge of the shore party that was abandoned when a storm blew in. Leeman and his crew then took a six-month open boat voyage to Batavia via Java.[3]
In 1971 the Western Australian Education department opened the Leeman Primary School, and the town adopted the new name.[4]
The actress Mandy McElhinney grew up in a caravan park in Leeman.[5]
There is a Leeman Football Club.[6]
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