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Bland (LOCALITY), NSW Details
History
Dr Bland came to Sydney to serve a transportation sentence of 7 years following a duel fought in Bombay in 1813 in which he killed his oppenent.
Description
A locality about 7 km SSE of Gibber trig station and 9 km SW of Berendebba. Boundaries within the Bland Council Area shown on map marked GNB 3739
Origin
After Dr William Bland (1789-1868) naval surgeon who was the first full-time doctor in Sydney. (Place Names of NSW Reed 1969).
Bland (LOCALITY), NSW
| title | Bland (LOCALITY) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 5633 |
| placename | Bland |
| designation | LOCALITY |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | BLAND |
| description | A locality about 7 km SSE of Gibber trig station and 9 km SW of Berendebba. Boundaries within the Bland Council Area shown on map marked GNB 3739 |
| meaning | |
| origin | After Dr William Bland (1789-1868) naval surgeon who was the first full-time doctor in Sydney. (Place Names of NSW Reed 1969). |
| history | Dr Bland came to Sydney to serve a transportation sentence of 7 years following a duel fought in Bombay in 1813 in which he killed his oppenent. |
