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Goulburn (SUBURB), NSW Details
Description
City in the Great Dividing Range at the junction of the Wollondilly and Mulwaree Rivers on the Southern Tablelands about 170 km SW of Sydney. Boundaries within the Goulburn Council area shown on map GNB3665. Boundaries within the Mulwaree Council area shown on map GNB3786. The only defined suburb within the Goulburn Local Government Area.
Origin
Named by James Meehar & ratified by Governor Macquarie after Henry Goulburn - Secretary of State for War and the Colonies. Strathallen - grant of Andrew Allen. P. 16. (Infor. from Lilac City - Goulburn - W.A. Bayley) (Aboriginal name for Goulburn is Burbong - See Tyrell)
Goulburn (SUBURB), NSW
title | Goulburn (SUBURB) |
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state | NSW |
reference | 79910 |
placename | Goulburn |
designation | SUBURB |
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lga | GOULBURN MULWAREE |
description | City in the Great Dividing Range at the junction of the Wollondilly and Mulwaree Rivers on the Southern Tablelands about 170 km SW of Sydney. Boundaries within the Goulburn Council area shown on map GNB3665. Boundaries within the Mulwaree Council area shown on map GNB3786. The only defined suburb within the Goulburn Local Government Area. |
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origin | Named by James Meehar & ratified by Governor Macquarie after Henry Goulburn - Secretary of State for War and the Colonies. Strathallen - grant of Andrew Allen. P. 16. (Infor. from Lilac City - Goulburn - W.A. Bayley) (Aboriginal name for Goulburn is Burbong - See Tyrell) |
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