The Parish of Currawang is a
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...
of
Argyle County
Argyle 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. It includes the area around Goulburn. It is bounded by Lake George in the south-west, the Shoalhaven ...
located to the north of
Lake George. The parish was formerly known as the parish of Currowang, the former name discontinued on 14 November 1980 and the present name assigned.
The
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...
is roughly equivalent to the locality of
Currawang
Currawang is a locality in the Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council, on the edges of Upper Lachlan Shire and Goulburn-Mulwaree Council, in New South Wales, Australia. It is located to the north of Lake George. It shares its name with the Cu ...
.
[Robert McLean, The New atlas of Australia : the complete work containing over one hundred maps and full descriptive geography of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, together with numerous illustrations and copious indices (Sydney :J. Sands, Lake George (New South Wales), Lake George from space, November 1985
Image:Lake_George_August_2010.png, August 2010, aerial view looking northwest over the wind farm.
Image:County of Argyle NSW 1840s.jpg, 1840s map of the County of Argyle
file:CSIRO ScienceImage 3900 Sheep near dam.jpg, Currowang in the distance
]
Notable residents
* Tom Frame (bishop)
References
New South Wales Parish maps preservation project
Parishes of Argyle County
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