Parish Of Wanpah
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Wanpah Parish is a civil land parish of
Tongowoko County Tongowoko County is one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It is located in the remote north-west of the state, south of the Queensland border. The name Tongowoko is believed to be derived from a local Aboriginal word. Parish ...
, New South Wales. 1 map on 2 sheets ; 89 x 91 cm. Wanpah together with Yalpunga Parish to its west once comprised the Onepar cattle leases. It is bordered on the east by Silva, and in the south by
Torrens Torrens may refer to: Places South Australia * Electoral district of Torrens, a state electoral district * Lake Torrens, a salt lake north of Adelaide * River Torrens, which runs through the heart of Adelaide * Torrens Building, a heritage-liste ...
and Mount Wood. Wanpah Creek is in the north of the parish, near the Queensland border. In his 1881 account, border surveyor John Cameron wrote "I engaged two fresh hands and continued the line west from Wanpah Creek knowing that there was no water between that creek and the South Australian boundary."


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Parishes of Tongowoko County Far West (New South Wales) Localities in New South Wales {{FarWestNSW-geo-stub