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Hillgrove (LOCALITY), NSW Details
Description
A town situated approximately 22 km East-South-East of Armidale and 4.8 km from the Grafton-Armidale Road. Originally a gold-mining town with a population of several thousand. The smaller satellite town of Metz is 2.5 km to the SW. Boundaries shown on map GNB3760
Origin
HILLGROVE - So named after land nature. P. 69. (Infor. from Papers on Australian Place Names J.S. Ryan)
Hillgrove (LOCALITY), NSW
title | Hillgrove (LOCALITY) |
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state | NSW |
reference | 23747 |
placename | Hillgrove |
designation | LOCALITY |
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previous names | |
lga | ARMIDALE DUMARESQ |
description | A town situated approximately 22 km East-South-East of Armidale and 4.8 km from the Grafton-Armidale Road. Originally a gold-mining town with a population of several thousand. The smaller satellite town of Metz is 2.5 km to the SW. Boundaries shown on map GNB3760 |
meaning | |
origin | HILLGROVE - So named after land nature. P. 69. (Infor. from Papers on Australian Place Names J.S. Ryan) |
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