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Armour (TRIG. STATION), NSW Details
Description
A trig station about 2km N of Dwyers Hills and about 4km ENE of Ponds Mountain. TS7196
Origin
This station is named after the pioneer/squatter who took up a conditional lease of 1300 acres in this area. Mathew Armour [1801 - 1880] was born in Scotland and arrived in Australia to take up this land in the early 1860s.
Armour (TRIG. STATION), NSW
title | Armour (TRIG. STATION) |
additional | |
state | NSW |
reference | 918 |
placename | Armour |
designation | TRIG. STATION |
geographical name | |
previous names | |
lga | YASS VALLEY |
description | A trig station about 2km N of Dwyers Hills and about 4km ENE of Ponds Mountain. TS7196 |
meaning | |
origin | This station is named after the pioneer/squatter who took up a conditional lease of 1300 acres in this area. Mathew Armour [1801 - 1880] was born in Scotland and arrived in Australia to take up this land in the early 1860s. |
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