Cahills Lookout (TRIG. STATION), NSW Details
History
Established Sept 1964 by Louis Henry Anderson Chief Trigonometrical Surveyor employed by the Dept of Lands. Centre of a circular brass direction plaque mounted on a sandstone pillar.
Description
A Trig. Station located at a tourist lookout at a point on the escarpment overlooking Megalong Valley between Boars Head Rock and Peckmans Lookout about 2.5 km WSE of Katoomba. TS1347
Origin
"The Trig. Station is so named due to its location on the top of Cahill Lookout direction plaque. Named after John Joseph Cahill (1891 to 1959) Premier of NSW 3.4.1952 to 28.10.1959. Cahills Lookout was opened on 6 June 1959. (Source: Brian Fox - Upper Blue Mtns Geographical Encyclopaedia)"""
Cahills Lookout (TRIG. STATION), NSW
| title | Cahills Lookout (TRIG. STATION) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 81349 |
| placename | Cahills Lookout |
| designation | TRIG. STATION |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | BLUE MOUNTAINS |
| description | A Trig. Station located at a tourist lookout at a point on the escarpment overlooking Megalong Valley between Boars Head Rock and Peckmans Lookout about 2.5 km WSE of Katoomba. TS1347 |
| meaning | |
| origin | "The Trig. Station is so named due to its location on the top of Cahill Lookout direction plaque. Named after John Joseph Cahill (1891 to 1959) Premier of NSW 3.4.1952 to 28.10.1959. Cahills Lookout was opened on 6 June 1959. (Source: Brian Fox - Upper Blue Mtns Geographical Encyclopaedia)""" |
| history | Established Sept 1964 by Louis Henry Anderson Chief Trigonometrical Surveyor employed by the Dept of Lands. Centre of a circular brass direction plaque mounted on a sandstone pillar. |
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