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Avondale Boundary Gnangarra
Avondale may refer to: Places Australia * Avondale, New South Wales, a village in New South Wales * Avondale, Parramatta, a heritage-listed former residence and now offices at 25 O'Connell Street, Parramatta, New South Wales * Avondale, Queensland, a village in Queensland Canada * Avondale, Newfoundland and Labrador * Avondale, Hants, Nova Scotia in the Hants County * Avondale, Pictou, Nova Scotia in Pictou County Ireland * Avondale Forest, an estate in County Wicklow ** Avondale House, birthplace of Irish political leader Charles Stewart Parnell New Zealand * Avondale, Auckland * Avondale, Canterbury, a suburb of Christchurch Scotland * Avondale, South Lanarkshire ** Avondale Castle * Avondale Landfill, Falkirk United States * Avondale (Birmingham), a neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama * Avondale, Arizona * Avondale, Colorado * Avondale (Jacksonville), a neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida * Avondale, Georgia * Avondale (Columbus, Georgia), a neighborh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avondale, New South Wales
Avondale is a village in New South Wales. It is located just west of Lake Illawarra. At the , it had a population of 1,653. History In the early days Avondale had some fine cedar trees. A creek flowing through the land grant 'Avondale' became known as 'American Creek' after the American cedar cutters who cleared the land along it. In 1857 some traces of kerosene were found in the creek and shale was found on the mountain. In 1863 Edward and William Graham rented part of the Avondale estate and their brother had shale from their farm tested by the Government Analyst. "This test proved so satisfactory that he decided to open a shale mine and manufacture kerosene". (Cousins 1994, p. 182) See the Mount Kembla page for details on the Kerosene Works at American Creek. Alpacas In 1866 fourteen alpacas were purchased by one of the Osbornes. They travelled from Wingello in the highlands down the Bong Bong Road and seven weeks later were "now depasturing at Avondale, and apparently d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |