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Wards Mistake (LOCALITY), NSW Details
Description
A locality about 8 km NW by W of Wattlegrove Trig. Station and about 8 km NNW of Moses Lambing. Boundaries within Guyra Shire Gaz 25 Aug 1995 shown map GNB3771.
Origin
Originally the name of a squatting run. It involves two squatters William Nowland and Richard Ward who moved their stock into the area around 1839-40. Both Nowland and Ward had squattered the same land but Nowland registered his squat before Ward. The run as a consquence became known as Wards Mistake. (Atchison 1976).
Wards Mistake (LOCALITY), NSW
| title | Wards Mistake (LOCALITY) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 62834 |
| placename | Wards Mistake |
| designation | LOCALITY |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | GUYRA |
| description | A locality about 8 km NW by W of Wattlegrove Trig. Station and about 8 km NNW of Moses Lambing. Boundaries within Guyra Shire Gaz 25 Aug 1995 shown map GNB3771. |
| meaning | |
| origin | Originally the name of a squatting run. It involves two squatters William Nowland and Richard Ward who moved their stock into the area around 1839-40. Both Nowland and Ward had squattered the same land but Nowland registered his squat before Ward. The run as a consquence became known as Wards Mistake. (Atchison 1976). |
| history |
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