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Mudgee Guardian
Mudgee is a town in the Central West of New South Wales, Australia. It is in the broad fertile Cudgegong River valley north-west of Sydney and is the largest town in the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area as well as being the council seat. As at June 2021 its population was 12,563. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. The district lies across the edge of the geological structure known as the Sydney Basin. History Wiradjuri people The Mudgee and Dabee clans of the Wiradjuri people lived at and around the site of what is now the town of Mudgee on the Cudgegong River. Some cultural and tool-making sites of these Aboriginal people remain, including the Hands on the Rocks, The Drip and Babyfoot Cave sites. Significance of local names Many place-names in the region are derived from the original Wiradjuri language, including Mudgee itself, which was named by the Wiradjuri clan who lived there. There are various translations as to what Mudgee means incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellington County, New South Wales
Wellington County is a county in New South Wales, Australia, which was one of the original Nineteen Counties. The town of Wellington is near the north-eastern edge. The Bell River is the boundary to the west, and the Cudgegong River to the north. It includes land on both sides of the Macquarie River. It contains the town of Mudgee, where the first house was stated to have been built in 1837 by John Blackman. There is a modern-day local government area called just "Wellington Council Wellington Council was a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The former area is located adjacent to the Macquarie River and the Mitchell Highway. A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended th ...". Wellington County was named in honour of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1852). Parishes within this county A full list of parishes found within this county; their current LGA and mapping coordinates to the approximate centre of ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mudgee Guardian And North-western Representative
The ''Mudgee Guardian and Gulgong Advertiser'' is an English language newspaper published in Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1890 under the name ''Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative''. History The ''Mudgee Guardian and Gulgong Advertiser'' is a semi weekly publication. The publication began as ''Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Advertiser ''in 1890 and was published by Charles Knight. It changed title to ''Mudgee Guardian and Gulgong Advertiser ''in July 1963. The original paper consisted primarily of advertising and community news. Digitisation The various versions of the paper have been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project hosted by the National Library of Australia. See also * List of newspapers in New South Wales This is a list of newspapers in New South Wales in Australia. List of newspapers in New South Wales (A) List of newspapers in New South Wales (B) List of newspapers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mudgee Railway Station 2007
Mudgee is a town in the Central West of New South Wales, Australia. It is in the broad fertile Cudgegong River valley north-west of Sydney and is the largest town in the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area as well as being the council seat. As at June 2021 its population was 12,563. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. The district lies across the edge of the geological structure known as the Sydney Basin. History Wiradjuri people The Mudgee and Dabee clans of the Wiradjuri people lived at and around the site of what is now the town of Mudgee on the Cudgegong River. Some cultural and tool-making sites of these Aboriginal people remain, including the Hands on the Rocks, The Drip and Babyfoot Cave sites. Significance of local names Many place-names in the region are derived from the original Wiradjuri language, including Mudgee itself, which was named by the Wiradjuri clan who lived there. There are various translations as to what Mudgee means incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hoddle
Robert Hoddle (21 April 1794 – 24 October 1881) was a surveyor and artist. He is best known as the surveyor general of the Port Phillip District (later known as the Australian state of Victoria) from 1837 to 1853, especially for creation of what is now known as the Hoddle Grid, the area of the CBD of Melbourne. He was also an accomplished artist and depicted scenes of the Port Phillip region and New South Wales. Hoddle was one of the earliest-known European artists to depict Ginninderra, the area now occupied by Canberra, Australia's National Capital. Biography Early life Hoddle, the son of a bank clerk for the Bank of England, was born in Westminster, London. He became a cadet-surveyor in the British army in 1812. Hoddle worked in the Ordnance Department and took part in the trigonometrical survey of Great Britain. Hoddle then sailed for the Cape Colony, South Africa in 1822 where he worked on military surveys. Surveying in Australia Hoddle migrated to the Australian c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Putta Bucca
Putta Bucca is a locality in New South Wales, Australia. It is located about north of Mudgee, on the Cudgegong River Cudgegong River, a perennial stream that is part of the Macquarie catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the central western and Orana districts of New South Wales, Australia. The river rises of the western slopes of the .... In the , it recorded a population of 224 people. References Localities in New South Wales Towns in the Central West (New South Wales) {{CentralWestNSW-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martial Law
Martial law is the imposition of direct military control of normal civil functions or suspension of civil law by a government, especially in response to an emergency where civil forces are overwhelmed, or in an occupied territory. Use Martial law can be used by governments to enforce their rule over the public, as seen in multiple countries listed below. Such incidents may occur after a coup d'état ( Thailand in 2006 and 2014, and Egypt in 2013); when threatened by popular protest (China, Tiananmen Square protests of 1989); to suppress political opposition ( martial law in Poland in 1981); or to stabilize insurrections or perceived insurrections. Martial law may be declared in cases of major natural disasters; however, most countries use a different legal construct, such as a state of emergency. Martial law has also been imposed during conflicts, and in cases of occupations, where the absence of any other civil government provides for an unstable population. Examples of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menah
Menah is a locality in New South Wales, Australia. It is located about north-west of Mudgee Mudgee is a town in the Central West (New South Wales), Central West of New South Wales, Australia. It is in the broad fertile Cudgegong River valley north-west of Sydney and is the largest town in the Mid-Western Regional Council Local gover .... In the , it recorded a population of 152 people. References Localities in New South Wales Towns in the Central West (New South Wales) {{CentralWestNSW-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cox (pioneer)
William Cox (19 December 1764 – 15 March 1837) was an English soldier, known as an explorer, road builder and pioneer in the early period of British settlement of Australia. Early life Cox was born in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, son of William Cox and Jane Harvey, and was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in the town. He married Rebecca Upjohn in 1789. Military career Cox had served in the Wiltshire militia before being commissioned as ensign (without purchase) in the 117th Regiment of Foot on 11 July 1795, transferring on 23 January 1796 to the 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot. He was promoted to lieutenant in the 68th Foot on 21 February 1797. He transferred to the New South Wales Corps on 30 September 1797, having changed places with a certain Lieutenant Beckwith, and was made paymaster on 23 June 1798. Cox sailed for New South Wales on 24 August 1799 on the ''Minerva'', with his wife and four sons. Aboard the ship were around 160 convicts, including Joseph Hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bathurst, New South Wales
Bathurst () is a city in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. Bathurst is about 200 kilometres (120 mi) west-northwest of Sydney and is the seat of the Bathurst Regional Council. Bathurst is the oldest inland settlement in Australia and had a population of 37,191 Estimated resident population, 30 June 2019. in June 2019. Bathurst is often referred to as the Gold Country as it was the site of the first gold discovery and where the first gold rush occurred in Australia. Today education, tourism and manufacturing drive the economy. The internationally known racetrack Mount Panorama is a landmark of the city. Bathurst has a historic city centre with many ornate buildings remaining from the New South Wales gold rush in the mid to late 19th century. The median age of the city's population is 35 years; which is particularly young for a regional centre (the state median is 38), and is related to the large education sector in the community. The city has had a modera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lawson (explorer)
William Lawson, (2 June 1774 – 16 June 1850) was a British soldier, explorer, land owner, grazier and politician who migrated to Sydney, New South Wales in 1800. Along with Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth, he pioneered the 1813 crossing of the Blue Mountains, first successful crossing of the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Blue Mountains by British colonists. Early life Lawson was born in Finchley, Middlesex, England to John Lawson and his second wife Hannah Summers. His father owned a successful chandler (occupation), chandler business and was a descendant of the aristocratic Richard Lawson of High Riggs, Scottish Lawson family of Cairnmuir House in the Pentland Hills. Lawson was educated in London and trained as a surveyor. He decided to join the British Army and purchased a commission in the New South Wales Corps as an ensign (rank), ensign for £300 in 1799. He received orders to transfer to Sydney, arriving there in November 1800. Officer in the 'Rum Corps' No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mudgee Post Office (2712968826)
Mudgee Post Office is a heritage-listed post office at 80 Market Street, Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Alexander Dawson and built in 1862, with 1902 additions designed by Walter Liberty Vernon. The property is owned by Australia Post. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 17 December 1999. History Early postal services operated from a number of local stores and other premises until mid-1861 when the Colonial Architect Alexander Dawson designed a telegraph office and residence on the northwest corner of Market and Perry Streets. The Post Office operated for a period from the rear of this building and in May 1875 a separate post office building was built adjacent to the Telegraph Office in probably a reverse image of the original building.1996 Heritage Study prepared in association with Dept of Urban Affairs & Planning, Christo Aitken Architect & Heritage Consultant Alterations occurred in 1886 bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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