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Ben Boyd Dam (DAM), NSW Details
Description
A dam across Boydtown Creek which impounds the waters of Ben Boyd Reservoir near Boydtown. It is 7.5 km W by S of Honeysuckle Point and 3.2 km SW of Northcote Point.
Origin
Benjamin Boyd (1803? - 1851?) was born in England. An entrepreneur by 1844 he had become one of the largest land holders and graziers in the colony. At Twofold Bay he established a coastal base for shipping livestock wool and tallow a township with salting and boiling down works and a whaling station. (Aust Dict of Biography)
Ben Boyd Dam (DAM), NSW
| title | Ben Boyd Dam (DAM) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 79867 |
| placename | Ben Boyd Dam |
| designation | DAM |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | BEGA VALLEY |
| description | A dam across Boydtown Creek which impounds the waters of Ben Boyd Reservoir near Boydtown. It is 7.5 km W by S of Honeysuckle Point and 3.2 km SW of Northcote Point. |
| meaning | |
| origin | Benjamin Boyd (1803? - 1851?) was born in England. An entrepreneur by 1844 he had become one of the largest land holders and graziers in the colony. At Twofold Bay he established a coastal base for shipping livestock wool and tallow a township with salting and boiling down works and a whaling station. (Aust Dict of Biography) |
| history |
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