Leeman, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Leeman
state = wa


caption =
lga = Shire of Coorow
postcode = 6514
est = 1961
pop = 354 (2006 Census). [Census 2006 AUS|id=UCL515600|name=Leeman (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-09-20]
elevation= 7
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Moore
fedgov = O'Connor
dist1 = 300
dir1 = North
location1= Perth
dist2 = 77
dir2 = South
location2= Dongara
dist3 = 125
dir3 = North West
location3= Mooracoord|-29.949|114.979|type:city(396)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

Leeman is a small coastal town in the Shire of Coorow.

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.. [LandInfo WA|c|L|2008-09-20]

In 1971 the Western Australian Education department opened the Leeman Primary School, and the town adopted the new name. [cite web|url=http://www.coorow.wa.gov.au/visitor_information/heritage|title=Shire of Coorow - Heritage|accessdate=2008-07-13]

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