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Queanbeyan
Queanbeyan ( ) is a city in south-eastern New South Wales, Australia, located adjacent to the Australian Capital Territory in the Southern Tablelands region. Located on the Queanbeyan River, the city is the council seat of the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council. At the , the Queanbeyan part of the Canberra–Queanbeyan built-up area had a population of 37,511. Queanbeyan's economy is based on light construction, manufacturing, service, retail and agriculture. Canberra, Australia's capital, is located to the west, and Queanbeyan is a commuter town. The word ''Queanbeyan'' is the anglicised form of ''Quinbean'' or ''*Kuwinbiyan'', a Ngarigo language, Ngarigo word meaning ''"clear waters"''. History The first inhabitants of Queanbeyan were the Ngambri peoples of the Walgalu Nation. The town grew from a squattage held by ex-convict and inn keeper, Timothy Beard, on the banks of the Molonglo River in what is now Oaks Estate. The town centre of Queanbeyan is located on the Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queanbeyan River
The Queanbeyan River, a perennial stream that is part of the Molonglo catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the Monaro and Capital Country regions of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, in Australia. The river is in length with a catchment area of . The Queanbeyan River and the Cotter River meet the potable water supply needs of the Canberra and Queanbeyan region and whose water quality is specifically protected under Federal legislation. It is believed that the local Aboriginal Ngarigo people used a word that sounded like ''queanbeyan'' to describe the river, said to mean "clearwater". River course The headwaters of the Queanbeyan River rise east-southeast of Queanbeyan and about northeast of the township of Bredbo, near the village of Jerangle. Fourteen tributaries upstream of the Googong Dam contribute to the river flow including the Burra, Urialla, Tinderry, Ballinafad, Groggy, Woolpack, Sherlock, Lyons, Towneys and Mile Cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray County, New South Wales
Murray County was one of the original Nineteen Counties in New South Wales and is now one of the 141 Lands administrative divisions of New South Wales. It included the area which is now part of Canberra and as far north as Lake George (New South Wales), Lake George and Yass, New South Wales, Yass. It was originally bounded on the west by the Murrumbidgee River, on the east by the Shoalhaven River and on the north by the Yass River. A large area of the county was transferred to the Commonwealth government in 1909 in the Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1909, Seat of Government Acceptance Act to make part of the Australian Capital Territory, along with land in Cowley County, New South Wales, Cowley County. Since then, the ACT border is now part of the western boundary. Part of the ACT border is determined by property boundaries in the Parish of Keewong, in the County of Murray; specifically the southern end of portions 177, 218, 211, 36, and 38. This is mentioned in the Seat o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queanbeyan East
Queanbeyan East is a suburb of Queanbeyan in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the north eastern side of the Queanbeyan River, with the river forming its western boundary. At the , it had a population of 4,240. Geography The suburb is a mixed residential and industrial zone, incorporating Queanbeyan's (and one of the region's largest) manufacturing and general industrial hubs along the eastern length of Yass Road. East Queanbeyan is predominantly residential however, featuring a mix of high density units and free standing homes. In recent years a number of new mini housing estates have been completed (or are under construction), adding significantly to the population, and providing new housing stock. Additionally a new high density residential complex has been completed adjacent to the Queanbeyan River. The Goulburn-Bombala railway passes from east to west through the north of the suburb. Amenities The suburb contains a small general shopping strip, consisting of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oaks Estate
Oaks Estate is a village in the district of Jerrabomberra (district), Jerrabomberra, in the Australian Capital Territory in Australia. It is situated on the northern side of the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales border abutting the town of Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Queanbeyan in south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. The estate covers an area of approximately 40 hectares and is bound by the Molonglo River to the north, the Queanbeyan River to the east, 'The Oaks' to the west, and the Queanbeyan-Cooma railway to the south. Oaks Estate is located 12 kilometres from the centre of Canberra. The village is also noteworthy as the nucleus of Queanbeyan's industrial development during the second half of the 19th century. Oaks Estate takes its name from 'The Oaks', which was part of Duntroon, Australian Capital Territory, Duntroon, Robert Campbell (Australian landowner), Robert Campbell's farming estate.Monaro Consultants & Burnham Planning (2001), ''Oaks Estate Planni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oaks Estate, Australian Capital Territory
Oaks Estate is a village in the district of Jerrabomberra, in the Australian Capital Territory in Australia. It is situated on the northern side of the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales border abutting the town of Queanbeyan in south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. The estate covers an area of approximately 40 hectares and is bound by the Molonglo River to the north, the Queanbeyan River to the east, 'The Oaks' to the west, and the Queanbeyan-Cooma railway to the south. Oaks Estate is located 12 kilometres from the centre of Canberra. The village is also noteworthy as the nucleus of Queanbeyan's industrial development during the second half of the 19th century. Oaks Estate takes its name from 'The Oaks', which was part of Duntroon, Robert Campbell's farming estate.Monaro Consultants & Burnham Planning (2001), ''Oaks Estate Planning Study'', ACT Government This makes Oaks Estate one of only a few place names in the ACT with significant connections to early colo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karabar
Karabar is a suburb of Queanbeyan, New South Wales. It is at the southern part of the developed area of Queanbeyan, bordering the suburbs of Queanbeyan East, Jerrabomberra, Googong and Queanbeyan. The eastern border of the suburb is defined by the Queanbeyan River. As well as a shopping centre it contains netball courts, several ovals and public high and primary schools. It is dominated by Mount Jerrabomberra, which overlooks the suburb. At the , Karabar had a population of 8,517 people. The Karabar High School and Distance Education Centre is a state public high school for years 7 to 12, located in Karabar. The distance education centre serves students unable to attend school because of geographic isolation, illness, vocational talent, religious and other reasons, in the southern part of NSW as well as Australians living overseas and students from smaller private and state high schools that are unable to offer specialist subjects such as languages, extension mathematics and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queanbeyan West
Queanbeyan West is a suburb of Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia. Queanbeyan West is located west of the central business district (CBD) and also borders the Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory (ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory until 1938, is an internal States and territories of Australia, territory of Australia. Canberra, the capital city of Australia, is situated within the territory, an ..., it is located south of Crestwood and Canberra Avenue and west of Tharwa Road. At the , it had a population of 3,146. References Suburbs of Queanbeyan {{SouthernTablelands-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queanbeyan Parish
Queanbeyan Parish is a parish of Murray County, New South Wales, a Cadastral divisions of New South Wales, cadastral unit for use on land titles. It covers the city of Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Queanbeyan. It was originally bounded by the Molonglo River to the north, but is now bounded by the NSW-ACT border in the north and west. Parts of the western area of the parish were transferred to the Australian Capital Territory in 1909, including what are now the Canberra suburbs of Fyshwick, Australian Capital Territory, Fyshwick, Narrabundah, Australian Capital Territory, Narrabundah, Kingston, Australian Capital Territory, Kingston, Oaks Estate, Australian Capital Territory, Oaks Estate, Harman, Australian Capital Territory, Harman and part of Hume, Australian Capital Territory, Hume. ReferencesDraft assessment of crown land at Queanbeyan, Parish of Queanbeyan [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crestwood, Queanbeyan, New South Wales
Crestwood is a suburb of Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia. Crestwood is located west of the central business district (CBD) to the west of Ross Road and the north of Canberra Avenue and also borders the Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory (ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory until 1938, is an internal States and territories of Australia, territory of Australia. Canberra, the capital city of Australia, is situated within the territory, an .... At the , it had a population of 4,936. References Localities in New South Wales Suburbs of Queanbeyan {{SouthernTablelands-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenleigh
Greenleigh is an acreage estate to the east of the City of Queanbeyan in New South Wales, Australia. It was formerly known as Dodsworth. At the , Greenleigh had a population of 676. Greenleigh has the highest house prices and rates in Queanbeyan Queanbeyan ( ) is a city in south-eastern New South Wales, Australia, located adjacent to the Australian Capital Territory in the Southern Tablelands region. Located on the Queanbeyan River, the city is the council seat of the Queanbeyan-Pale .... References {{authority control Suburbs of Queanbeyan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molonglo River
The Molonglo River is a perennial stream, perennial river that is part of the Murrumbidgee River, Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin. It is located in the Monaro (New South Wales), Monaro and Capital Country regions of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, in Australia. Location and features The river rises on the western side of the Great Dividing Range, in Tallaganda State Forest at and flows generally from south to north before turning north-west, through Carwoola, New South Wales, Carwoola and the outskirts of Queanbeyan, where it has confluence with its major tributary, the Queanbeyan River, and then continues through Canberra, where it has been dammed by the Scrivener Dam to form Lake Burley Griffin. The river then flows to its confluence with the Murrumbidgee River, near Uriarra, Australian Capital Territory, Uriarra Crossing. Over its watercourse, course, the Molonglo River alternates several times between long broad floodplains and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Larmer
James Larmer (b. 1808 or 1809 – d. 1886) was a government surveyor in the colony of New South Wales. Between 1830 and 1859, he surveyed land, roads and settlements in New South Wales. He was an Assistant Surveyor to the Surveyor-General, Thomas Mitchell (explorer), Sir Thomas Mitchell, from 1835 to 1855. In 1835, he was second in command of Thomas Mitchell (explorer)#Second expedition, Mitchell's second expedition. He is also noteworthy for his recording of Aboriginal words from various parts of New South Wales. Early life Larmer was born in Reigate, Surrey, England and arrived in Sydney in October 1829 to take up his appointment as a survey draftsman. Title deed information, from his time in Australia, shows his full name as James Gulley Larmer. Career Between 1830 and early 1835, James Larmer surveyed land, roads, streets, coastlines, creeks, rivers, and ridges in what is now greater Sydney, in nearby areas including Broke, New South Wales, Broke and Branxton, New South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
