Leake Street, Fremantle

Leake Street is a street in the city of Fremantle, Western Australia, located between Market Street and Pakenham Street. It was named after George Leake, the first resident magistrate of Fremantle in 1839.[2]

Leake Street

Western Australia
One-way street towards camera turning right, surrounded by parking and two-storey buildings on both sides
View along Leake Street
General information
TypeStreet
Length150 m (500 ft)[1]
Major junctions
East endMarket Street
West endPakenham Street
Location(s)
Suburb(s)Fremantle

As a side street, it was neglected early on for road surface improvement.[3]

In the early twentieth century, it was frequently cited as a problematic street with the members of the "Leake Street Push" being seen as disorderly and lawless.[4][5][6][7]

Intersections
LGALocation[1]kmmiDestinationsNotes
FremantleFremantle00.0Market StreetT-junction; Leake Street is one-way westbound; intersection adjacent to Cantonment Street intersection with Market Street but no travel possible between Cantonment Street and Leake Street
0.150.093Pakenham StreetT-junction; Pakenham Street is one-way northbound
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Notes
  1. "Leake Street". Google Maps. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. "City of Fremantle and Town of East Fremantle Street Names Index" (PDF). Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. "FREMANTLE". Western Mail (Western Australia). Vol. V, no. 231. Western Australia. 17 May 1890. p. 11. Retrieved 17 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "A STREET "PUSH."". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. XLV, no. 13, 728. South Australia. 17 October 1902. p. 5. Retrieved 17 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "THE "LEAKE-STREET PUSH."". The Daily News (Perth, Western Australia). Vol. XXI, no. 8, 472. Western Australia. 16 October 1902. p. 1. Retrieved 17 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "THE LEAKE-STREET "PUSH."". The Daily News (Perth, Western Australia). Vol. XXI, no. 8, 478. Western Australia. 23 October 1902. p. 1. Retrieved 17 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "ALLEGED OBSTRUCTION". The Daily News (Perth, Western Australia). Vol. XLVIII, no. 17, 023. Western Australia. 23 November 1929. p. 1 (FINAL SPORTING EDITION). Retrieved 17 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
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