New South Wales (STATE), NSW Details
History
See file GNB4841 for details
Description
For all the land bounded on the north by Queenslandon the west by South Australia on the south by Victoria and on the east by the Pacific Ocean and including all the lands under the control of the New South Wales Government but not including the Australian Capital Territory. The Geographical Centre of New South Wales is marked by A cairn situated at Latitude S32 09 48 and Longitude E147 01 00 on the AGD66 datum. The cairn is located just off Cockies Road 33 km west-north-west of Tottenham. This spot south of the Fiveways Intersection is marked by a large sign constructed for Australias Bicentennial celebrations.
Origin
Just before sunset on 22 August 1770 Captain James Cook declared I had in the name of His Majesty taken possession of several places upon this coast I now once more hoisted the English Coulers and in the name of His Majesty took possession of the whole Eastern Coast by the name New South Wales [ see file GNB4841 for further details].
New South Wales (STATE), NSW
| title | New South Wales (STATE) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 81093 |
| placename | New South Wales |
| designation | STATE |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | BOGAN |
| description | For all the land bounded on the north by Queenslandon the west by South Australia on the south by Victoria and on the east by the Pacific Ocean and including all the lands under the control of the New South Wales Government but not including the Australian Capital Territory. The Geographical Centre of New South Wales is marked by A cairn situated at Latitude S32 09 48 and Longitude E147 01 00 on the AGD66 datum. The cairn is located just off Cockies Road 33 km west-north-west of Tottenham. This spot south of the Fiveways Intersection is marked by a large sign constructed for Australias Bicentennial celebrations. |
| meaning | |
| origin | Just before sunset on 22 August 1770 Captain James Cook declared I had in the name of His Majesty taken possession of several places upon this coast I now once more hoisted the English Coulers and in the name of His Majesty took possession of the whole Eastern Coast by the name New South Wales [ see file GNB4841 for further details]. |
| history | See file GNB4841 for details |
