Amungula Parish is a
parish
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of
Murray County, New South Wales
Murray County was one of the original Nineteen Counties in New South Wales and is now one of the 141 Lands administrative divisions of New South Wales. It included the area which is now part of Canberra and as far north as Lake George (New ...
, a
cadastral unit for use on
land titles
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. It is located in two non-contiguous sections, divided by the
Australian Capital Territory
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, as most of the parish was transferred to the ACT in 1909 and now makes up much of the
Kowen
The Kowen District was designated by the Districts Act of 1966 as one of the 18 districts of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It is situated in the northeast corner of the ACT, to the east of Sutton Road and the town of Queanbeyan, New S ...
district. The northern section, the larger of the two, is located just to the south of
Wamboin
Wamboin is a rural-residential area in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in the Murray County, New South Wales, County of Murray, Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Local government area, LGA. It is approximately 16 kilomet ...
around ; the southern, a section of land between the Goulburn-Queanbeyan railway and the
Molonglo River
The Molonglo River, a perennial river that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Monaro and Capital Country regions of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, in Australia.
Lo ...
around . Before 1909, the Molonglo River was the southern boundary of the parish. The
Kings Highway passes through a small part of the southern remaining portion. It was formerly located in
Yarrowlumla Shire
Yarrowlumla Shire was a local government area in New South Wales, which surrounded the Australian Capital Territory until February 2004, when it was divided between Palerang Council, Yass Valley Council, Queanbeyan City Council, Tumut Shire and ...
, but is now located in
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council.
See also
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Land District of Queanbeyan
References
External links
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Parishes of Murray County
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