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Cornishtown (HISTORIC AREA), NSW Details
History
Henry John Cornish (c.1840 - 1923) sub-divided Portions 61 and 71 in 1878 for urban occupation. Cornishtown is still locally known with housing still within the area.
Description
An area on the eastern edge of Cobar bounded by Government Road in the north Old Bourke Road to the west Nyngan Road to the south and eastwards of Brickworks Road in the east.
Origin
Named after Henry John Cornish (c.1840-1923). Ref: Cobar Founding Fathers. William Clelland. Vol 7 Western Heritage Series. Macquarie Publications Pty Ltd 1984; interview with staff of the Cobar Regional Museum Cobar.
Cornishtown (HISTORIC AREA), NSW
| title | Cornishtown (HISTORIC AREA) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 80797 |
| placename | Cornishtown |
| designation | HISTORIC AREA |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | COBAR |
| description | An area on the eastern edge of Cobar bounded by Government Road in the north Old Bourke Road to the west Nyngan Road to the south and eastwards of Brickworks Road in the east. |
| meaning | |
| origin | Named after Henry John Cornish (c.1840-1923). Ref: Cobar Founding Fathers. William Clelland. Vol 7 Western Heritage Series. Macquarie Publications Pty Ltd 1984; interview with staff of the Cobar Regional Museum Cobar. |
| history | Henry John Cornish (c.1840 - 1923) sub-divided Portions 61 and 71 in 1878 for urban occupation. Cornishtown is still locally known with housing still within the area. |
