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Miles Franklin Park (RESERVE), NSW Details
History
According to Council this park has been `known locally as such for some time. (Yass Council letter 25 February 1999)
Description
A reserve at Yass located between Mont and Hume streets. It occupies Lot 6 of DP 263781 and Lot 4 of DP 827313.
Origin
Stella Maria(N) Sarah Miles Franklin (14.10.1879 - 19.09.1954) was a writer nationalist and feminist. Her connection with the Yass district was through her family which owned properties in the area. The literary work for which she is best known found its inspiration in the people and places SW of Yass. (Yass Hist Soc 15 Feb 1999)
Miles Franklin Park (RESERVE), NSW
| title | Miles Franklin Park (RESERVE) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 80305 |
| placename | Miles Franklin Park |
| designation | RESERVE |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | YASS VALLEY |
| description | A reserve at Yass located between Mont and Hume streets. It occupies Lot 6 of DP 263781 and Lot 4 of DP 827313. |
| meaning | |
| origin | Stella Maria(N) Sarah Miles Franklin (14.10.1879 - 19.09.1954) was a writer nationalist and feminist. Her connection with the Yass district was through her family which owned properties in the area. The literary work for which she is best known found its inspiration in the people and places SW of Yass. (Yass Hist Soc 15 Feb 1999) |
| history | According to Council this park has been `known locally as such for some time. (Yass Council letter 25 February 1999) |
