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Goulburn (CITY), NSW Details
Description
City in the Great Dividing Range at the junction of the Wollondilly and Mulwaree Rivers on the Southern Tablelands about 170 km SW of Sydney.
Origin
Named by James Meehar & ratified by Governor Macquarie after Henry Goulburn - Secretary of State for War and the Colonies. Strathallen - grant of Andrew Allen. P. 16. (Infor. from Lilac City - Goulburn - W.A. Bayley) (Aboriginal name for Goulburn is Burbong - See Tyrell)
Goulburn (CITY), NSW
title | Goulburn (CITY) |
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state | NSW |
reference | 21343 |
placename | Goulburn |
designation | CITY |
geographical name | |
previous names | |
lga | GOULBURN MULWAREE |
description | City in the Great Dividing Range at the junction of the Wollondilly and Mulwaree Rivers on the Southern Tablelands about 170 km SW of Sydney. |
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origin | Named by James Meehar & ratified by Governor Macquarie after Henry Goulburn - Secretary of State for War and the Colonies. Strathallen - grant of Andrew Allen. P. 16. (Infor. from Lilac City - Goulburn - W.A. Bayley) (Aboriginal name for Goulburn is Burbong - See Tyrell) |
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