Bligh County was one of the original
Nineteen Counties in
New South Wales and is now one of the 141
Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. The
Cudgegong River
Cudgegong River, a perennial stream that is part of the Macquarie catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the central western and Orana districts of New South Wales, Australia.
The river rises of the western slopes of the ...
and the
Goulburn River are its southern boundaries; the
Krui River
Krui River, a perennial river of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
Krui River rises on the southern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, below Oxleys Peak, at M ...
is the eastern boundary, and the
Burragundy River the northern boundary. It includes the villages of
Cassilis and
Dunedoo
Dunedoo ( ) is a village of 1,021 inhabitants situated within the Warrumbungle Shire of central western New South Wales, Australia. Dunedoo is well known to Australian travellers due to its distinctive name (''Dunny'' is a colloquial Australian ...
.
The county was named after
William Bligh, Admiral and Governor of New South Wales (1805-1808).
The
electoral district of Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh
Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1856 to 1859. It included Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh counties, including Scone, Murrurundi, Dunedoo and Mudgee. ...
was the first electoral district for the area, between 1856 and 1859.
Parishes within this county
A full list of parishes found within this county; their current
LGA
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and mapping coordinates to the approximate centre of each location is as follows:
References
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Counties of New South Wales