Frederickton is a town on the
Macleay River
The Macleay River is a river that spans the Northern Tablelands and Mid North Coast districts of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
Formed by the confluence of the Gara River, Salisbury Waters and Bakers Creek, the Macleay River r ...
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. Located about 6 km NE by N of
Kempsey and about 7 km W by S of
Smithtown. It is roughly 436 kilometres north of
Sydney.
The
Macleay Valley Bridge, the longest bridge on the Pacific Highway commences just to the East of town.
History
Frederickton was named after Frederick William Chapman. In a manuscript he wrote about his life on the Macleay River called ''Early Days on the Macleay 1836-1908'' "I decided to subdivide a small portion of my property into township lots and call it Frederickton…they sold very well and a nice little village had soon formed."
He had surveyed the 170 acres for sub division. The locality had been the site of a ship building, this town was based around ship building, timber getting and pastoral pursuits.
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Frederickton
Mid North Coast
Towns in New South Wales
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