Leeville, New South Wales

Leeville is a locality south of the town of Casino in northern New South Wales, Australia. In the 2016 Census, there were 247 people in Leeville.[1]

Place name

Leeville is named after Charles Alfred Lee (1842-1927), M.L.A., Minister for Public Works in New South Wales from 1904-1910.[2][3]

Transport

The Summerland Way and North Coast railway pass through, and a railway station was provided between 1905 and 1974.[4]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Leeville (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 April 2020. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
  2. "Leeville". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  3. "PLACE NAMES". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 13 May 1964. p. 61. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  4. Leeville station. NSWrail.net, accessed 1 September 2009.
Preceding station Former Services Following station
Casino
towards Brisbane
 North Coast Line Amarina
towards Maitland

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