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10:46 pm, November 15, 2018
Newell Creek (CREEK), NSW Details
Description
A partly perennial creek rising about 3 km north-east of Fosterton (village) and 1 km south of Fosterton Trig. Station. It flows generally west then south-west for about 3 km to its confluence with Die Happy Creek.
Origin
Named after the Newell family John (......1811-......1892) and Andrew (......1818-......1903) being early landowners. Had a keen interest in community particularly church and schools descendants of the family still live in the Dungog area. (Information supplied by William Myles Lean on 25 November 1999).
Newell Creek (CREEK), NSW
| title | Newell Creek (CREEK) |
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| state | NSW |
| reference | 80518 |
| placename | Newell Creek |
| designation | CREEK |
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| lga | DUNGOG |
| description | A partly perennial creek rising about 3 km north-east of Fosterton (village) and 1 km south of Fosterton Trig. Station. It flows generally west then south-west for about 3 km to its confluence with Die Happy Creek. |
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| origin | Named after the Newell family John (......1811-......1892) and Andrew (......1818-......1903) being early landowners. Had a keen interest in community particularly church and schools descendants of the family still live in the Dungog area. (Information supplied by William Myles Lean on 25 November 1999). |
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