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Apollo (URBAN PLACE), NSW Details
Description
A suburb of the City of Dubbo located east of Wheelers Lane and North of Myall Street about 3km NE of Dubbo Railway Station. Boundaries determined 3 Feb 1986 as per GNB1966/D
Origin
This area was initially subdivided by the Housing Commission of N.S.W. at the height of Americas Space Programme and all streets were named to commemorate this project. Due to the association with the Space programme Council felt the name Apollo was appropriate.
Apollo (URBAN PLACE), NSW
title | Apollo (URBAN PLACE) |
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state | NSW |
reference | 70935 |
placename | Apollo |
designation | URBAN PLACE |
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lga | DUBBO |
description | A suburb of the City of Dubbo located east of Wheelers Lane and North of Myall Street about 3km NE of Dubbo Railway Station. Boundaries determined 3 Feb 1986 as per GNB1966/D |
meaning | |
origin | This area was initially subdivided by the Housing Commission of N.S.W. at the height of Americas Space Programme and all streets were named to commemorate this project. Due to the association with the Space programme Council felt the name Apollo was appropriate. |
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