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Georgiana County, New South Wales
Georgiana 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 lies in the area about halfway between Bathurst, New South Wales, Bathurst and Goulburn. The Lachlan River is the western boundary, with the Crookwell River the southern boundary. It includes Bigga, New South Wales, Bigga, and the area surrounding the Abercrombie River. It was part of the Electoral district of King and Georgiana from 1856 to 1859. Georgiana County was named in honour of Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1757-1806). Parishes within this county A full list of parishes found within this county; their current Local government in Australia, LGA and mapping coordinates to the approximate centre of each location is as follows: References Counties of New South Wales {{NewSouthWales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales
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Bathurst Regional Council
Bathurst Regional Council is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is located adjacent to the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway line. At the , the Bathurst Region had a population of . The administrative centre of the area is located in the city of Bathurst, approximately west of Sydney central business district. The mayor of Bathurst is Cr. Robert Taylor, Deputy Mayor being Cr. Benjamin Fry, both unaligned politicians. City, towns and localities In addition to the city of Bathurst, the LGA contains the villages of Eglinton, Freemantle, Perthville, Rockley, Raglan, Georges Plains, Trunkey Creek, Brewongle, Vittoria, Peel, Wattle Flat, Sofala, Hill End, Meadow Flat, Sallys Flat and Caloola. Demographics Council Current composition and election method Bathurst Regional Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolong, New South Wales
Bolong is a locality in the City of Shoalhaven in New South Wales, Australia. It lies to the north of the Shoalhaven River and to the west of Broughton Creek. It is northeast of Nowra Nowra is a city in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located south-southwest of the state capital of Sydney (about as the crow flies). As of the 2021 census, Nowra has an estimated population of 22,584. Situated in th .... At the , it had a population of 104. Bolong had a public school from November 1861 to December 1963, although it was called Boolong Public School until around 1900. References City of Shoalhaven Localities in New South Wales {{SouthCoastNSW-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binda, New South Wales
Binda is a village in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia in Upper Lachlan Shire. It is about 17 km north-north-west of Crookwell in the county of Georgiana. Other near-by towns or locations are: * Crooked Corner * Peelwood * Redground * Wheeo * Narrawa North History The origin of the name is thought to be from the Gandangara Aboriginal word for deep water. The site of Binda was explored in 1820 by James Meehan and John Oxley and the first pastoral runs were taken by Francis Oakes, Chief Constable of Parramatta, Rowland Hassall and Thomas Bray in 1825 and 1826. The town was a listed locality in the census of 1828. The town was gazetted in 1850 with subdivision for sale in 1852 making it the oldest town in Crookwell Shire and the rich Pastoral leases and discovery of gold at Tuena, 33 kilometres to the north caused the town to grow quickly, with a School (1851), post office (1852), Court of Petty Sessions (1863), and Anglican church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Lachlan Shire
Upper Lachlan Shire is a local government area in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in February 2004 from Crookwell Shire and parts of Mulwaree, Gunning and Yass Shires. The mayor of Upper Lachlan Shire Council is Cr. John Stafford, an unaligned politician. Towns and localities The shire includes the towns and bigger localities of: and the smaller localities of: Heritage listings The Gundungurra people are the traditional owners of most of the Upper Lachlan Shire. The Upper Lachlan Shire also has a number of European heritage-listed sites, including: * Collector, 24 Church Street (Federal Highway): Bushranger Hotel * Crookwell, Goulburn-Crookwell railway: Crookwell railway station * Gunning, Main Southern railway: Gunning railway station * Taralga, Macarthur Street: Catholic Church of Christ the King Council Current composition and election method Upper Lachlan Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belmore, New South Wales
Belmore is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Belmore is located 11 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the Local government in Australia, local government area of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown. History Belmore is named after the fourth Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore, Earl of Belmore, Governors of New South Wales, Governor of New South Wales from 1868 to 1872. The area was known as Darkwater in its early days. Some of the first land grants in 1810 were to Richard Robinson east of Sharp Street and Kingsgrove Road and to Thomas Mansfield, to the west. Francis Wild and John Sullivan were each granted in 1823. The area was originally used for market gardening, market gardens and orchards. Subdivision started after the railway came through in 1895. The first school, Belmore South Primary School opened on 25 April 1892 and the post office opened in 1907. The town centre began developing in the 1920s and feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
