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Conference Point (RURAL PLACE), NSW Details
Description
A locality about 7 km S of Black Head and about 10 km SE by S of Mount Victoria.
Origin
In 1869 a meeting was arranged at Cape Howe by Robert Lewis John Ellery Victoriaan Government Astronomer William Turton Victorian Geodetic Surveyor and Phillip Francis Adams NSW Surveyor-General to mark the end of the border survey. The point was called Conference to mark the occasion.
Conference Point (RURAL PLACE), NSW
| title | Conference Point (RURAL PLACE) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 13571 |
| placename | Conference Point |
| designation | RURAL PLACE |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | Wauka |
| lga | BEGA VALLEY |
| description | A locality about 7 km S of Black Head and about 10 km SE by S of Mount Victoria. |
| meaning | |
| origin | In 1869 a meeting was arranged at Cape Howe by Robert Lewis John Ellery Victoriaan Government Astronomer William Turton Victorian Geodetic Surveyor and Phillip Francis Adams NSW Surveyor-General to mark the end of the border survey. The point was called Conference to mark the occasion. |
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