Naas Valley is an area south of

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in the Brindabella Ranges which was first settled by Europeans in 1834. The watershed of Naas Creek forms the southern and south-eastern boundary of the Australian Capital Territory, as specified in the Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1909. The first European settler of the Naas Valley was William Herbert who was a

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. However, by 1848 Herbert was granted 2428 hectares of land on a leasehold basis.''Exploring the ACT and Southeast New South Wales'', J. Kay McDonald, Kangaroo Press, Sydney, 1985 The area is now mostly part of Namadgi National Park.

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