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Locations In Australia With A Scottish Name
This is a list of placenames in Scotland which have subsequently been applied to parts of Australia by Scottish emigrants or explorers. Australian Capital Territory * Campbell ( Robert Campbell) * Duntroon * Fraser * Lawson * Macgregor * Macquarie (Lachlan Macquarie) * Moncrieff * Stirling New South Wales *Aberdeen * Abermain *Abernethy *Appin *Armidale (Armadale), suburbs include Ben Venue *Balranald *Ben Lomond * Breadalbane * Buchanan * Campbelltown * Carabost * Cessnock * Dalgety *Dundee *Duns Creek *Fingal Bay (Fingal, Scottish form of Finn MacCool) *Fingal Head * Galston * Glencoe *Glendale * Glen Innes and Glen Innes Severn Council * Glenmore (now called Elsmore) *Hamilton *Inverell and Inverell Shire *Invergowrie *Largs * Lismore * Lithgow *Lochinvar * Lorn *Maclean *Maitland * Mossgiel *Mount Imlay *Lake Macquarie **City of Lake Macquarie **Balmoral, New South Wales **Macquarie Hills * Paterson (William Paterson (explorer)) *Pitnacree *Scone *Scotland Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. It also contains more than 790 islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. Most of the population, including the capital Edinburgh, is concentrated in the Central Belt—the plain between the Scottish Highlands and the Southern Uplands—in the Scottish Lowlands. Scotland is divided into 32 administrative subdivisions or local authorities, known as council areas. Glasgow City is the largest council area in terms of population, with Highland being the largest in terms of area. Limited self-governing power, covering matters such as education, social services and roads and transportation, is devolved from the Scott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castlecrag Middle Harbour
Castlecrag is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 8 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Willoughby. Castlecrag is a suburb of historical significance that is bounded to the north, east and south by Middle Harbour and to the west by Eastern Valley Way. Castlecrag shares its postcode, 2068, with the surrounding suburbs of Willoughby, Middle Cove and North Willoughby. History Castlecrag was originally planned by the husband and wife team, Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin who named the suburb after a towering crag of rock overlooking Middle Harbour, known locally as Edinburgh Castle. The Griffins came to Castlecrag in 1925 after tiring of the politics surrounding implementation of their designs for Australia's capital city, Canberra. Many early homes in Castlecrag were built using natural stone to blend into the environment, a com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breadalbane, New South Wales
Breadalbane () is a small village located in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Upper Lachlan Shire. It is located on the Lachlan River headwaters and not far from Goulburn. At the , Breadalbane had a population of 107. Overview Located in the region known natively as "Mulwarry" to the native Wiradjuri people, it was renamed to Breadalbane Plains by Lachlan Macquarie in 1820 (although there is a reference to a Mr. Chisolm naming the location after his home in Scotland). This little town is also located near and adjacent to the major Hume Highway which links Sydney to Melbourne via an inland route. Previously the highway used to go through the small town however it was bypassed in 1993 as part of the Cullerin Range Deviation of the Hume Highway. Breadalbane Railway Station is also situated on the Main Southern Railway, the NSW portion of the Sydney–Melbourne rail line. The town was originally accessible via tracks arising from early settlement with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Lomond, New South Wales
Ben Lomond is a village on the in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. The village is situated 6 km off the New England Highway between and . It was located in the Guyra Shire local government area until that council was amalgamated into the Armidale Regional Council on 12 May 2016, with parts of the surrounding district in Glen Innes Severn Shire and Inverell Shire. It is primarily a farming area, with most of the residents involved in sheep, cattle and grain farming. Ben Lomond Village is at 1,370 m elevation, making it the highest village in northern New South Wales. As such, even though it is located only a few hours' drive from the Queensland border, it receives occasional falls of snow in Winter. Overlooking the village are mountains known as "The Two Brothers", which have a peak elevation of 1,508 metres. History The name Ben Lomond originated from Ben Lomond in Scotland. In 1848, the Manooan run of had the Ben Lomond Range as its souther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balranald
Balranald is a town within the local government area of Balranald Shire, in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. The town of Balranald is located where the Sturt Highway crosses the Murrumbidgee River in a remote, semi-desert area. Although it is part of New South Wales, Balranald receives Victorian television stations, with a range of Sydney and Melbourne newspapers available. Balranald was featured heavily in 2010–2015 Australian tourism ads, displaying the natural flora of the region with over 30 subspecies of shrubs native to Balranald and its surrounds. History Balranald is located in Mutthi Mutthi traditional country. The area has a long history before non-indigenous settlement and a strong indigenous culture continues to this day. Township beginnings In 1848 George James MacDonald, the Commissioner for Crown Lands for the Lower Darling District, arrived at the site of the present-day township with a police escort. Commissioner MacDonald had chosen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Venue
Ben Venue (Scottish Gaelic: A' Bheinn Mheanbh) is a mountain in the Trossachs area of Scotland. The name Ben Venue is derived from the Scottish Gaelic words meaning "the miniature mountain". The summit lies approximately 2 kilometres south-west of the pier at the southern end of Loch Katrine. At the foot of the mountain close to the shore of Loch Katrine is ''Bealach nam Bò'' meaning the "pass of the cattle", a reference to the lawless days when Highland cattle "lifters" used the pass to drive stolen herds to their land. Ben Venue is a popular walk and can be accessed from either Ledard farm track at Loch Ard, via the Beinn an Fhogharaidh ridge, or from the car park at the head of Loch Achray: both routes are approximately 5 km in length. A sign in the forestry warns that the mountain should not be approached or descended directly to or from Loch Katrine, as the slopes on this side are very steep and littered with dangerous cliffs. Several indistinct paths do exist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armidale
Armidale is a city in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. Armidale had a population of 24,504 as of June 2018. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. It is the administrative centre for the Northern Tablelands region. It is approximately halfway between Sydney and Brisbane at the junction of the New England Highway and Waterfall Way. Geography Armidale is on the banks of Dumaresq Creek, in the Northern Tablelands in the New England region about midway between Sydney and Brisbane at an altitude (980 m AHD) ranging from 970 metres at the valley's floor to 1,110 metres above sea level at the crests of the hills. A short distance to the east of Armidale are heavily forested steep gorges dropping down to the eastern coastal plain. Large parts of the highlands are covered by Palaeozoic aged metamorphosed sedimentary rocks. Intruding into these meta-sediments are granite plutons which decompose to form sandy soil, slightly deficient in nutrients. There are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appin, New South Wales
Appin is a town in the Macarthur Region on Tharawal country near its boundary with Gandangara country, New South Wales, Australia in Wollondilly Shire. It is situated about south of Campbelltown and north west of Wollongong. History Early history Appin is in the lands of the Dharawal people. "During the Dreaming a great fire swept through the land. Wiritjiribin led the people to sanctuary in a cool green gully which had been missed by the fire, under the rocky cliffs of a gorge south of Appin. Those who had perished in the fire were reincarnated as animals and Wiritjiribin appeared as a lyrebird, which became the clan's totem, a symbol of peace and caretaker of the Land of Gawaigl, an area which became a meeting place for Peoples from all over the east coast of Australia" European settlement in the Appin district was prohibited for some years; Appin was part of the 'Cowpastures' where a small herd of cattle had established themselves, having escaped from the Sydney Cove se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abernethy, New South Wales
Abernethy is a small town in the City of Cessnock, in the Hunter Region in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Abernethy is located 8 kilometres south-east of the town of Cessnock, NSW and is adjacent to Werakata National Park and the Aberdare State Forest. The town was founded near a coal mine and some of the historic buildings remain (including the Abernethy Hotel which now operates as a guest house). In 2016 348 lived there with the median age being 32 and 74.8% being born in Australia. Mining history The town's origins lie in the establishment of the Aberdare South Colliery which was operated by Caledonian Collieries Limited. The town was laid out in 1906 and the mine commenced operation in 1913. The mine closed in 1927. Some structures of the old Colliery are still present on the site including the ''winder house'', the chimney stack and dam. Population In 2016 the population is 348 and the median age is 32. 74.8% were born in Australia and 2.1% were born i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abermain, New South Wales
Abermain is a town 8 km ENE of Cessnock and 3 km west of Weston, in New South Wales, Australia. Abermain is adjacent to Werakata National Park The Werakata National Park is a state park, protected national park that is located in the Lower Hunter Region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is located to the north, east and south of the town of Cessnock, New South .... Abermain Post Office opened on 1 June 1904. In 1882 Professor Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David was appointed by NSW Department of Mines to undertake a survey to discover the possibility of coal. Australian's second Mine Rescue Station was constructed in 1926 and at cost of £20,000. Schools and education Abermain is home to Holy Spirit Infants School and Aspect Hunter School, both non-government schools, and Abermain Public School, founded in 1909. Notable people Les Lumsdon (1912–1977) cartoonist for '' Newcastle Morning Herald'' References Suburbs of City of Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberdeen, New South Wales
Aberdeen is a small town in the upper Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, in Upper Hunter Shire. It is 12 kilometres north of Muswellbrook on the New England Highway. History In 1828 Thomas Potter McQueen was granted 10,000 acres, and named the small township after George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen. In 1837 Segenhoe Inn was built, which Potter McQueen named after Segenhoe Manor, in Bedfordshire, where he was born in 1791. Aberdeen Post Office opened on 1 August 1856. Population According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 1,894 people in Aberdeen. * Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.7% of the population. * 86.7% of people were born in Australia and 90.4% of people only spoke English at home. * The most common responses for religion were Anglican 34.3%, Catholic 28.2% and No Religion 17.9%. Today Aberdeen has its own pre-school, which was founded in 1977. The town contains two schools: the Aberdeen Public School, catering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
