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Pennant Hills (SUBURB), NSW Details
Description
A suburb about 6 km SSW of Hornsby and about 6 km W of Pymble. Boundaries shown on map marked GNB 3707
Origin
1. The name honours Thomas Pannant (1726 - 98) a botanist colleague of Sir Joseph Banks. (Pollon 1988) 2. The names connection with a semaphore station located in the area. (Pollon 1988)
Pennant Hills (SUBURB), NSW
title | Pennant Hills (SUBURB) |
additional | |
state | NSW |
reference | 45603 |
placename | Pennant Hills |
designation | SUBURB |
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lga | HORNSBY |
description | A suburb about 6 km SSW of Hornsby and about 6 km W of Pymble. Boundaries shown on map marked GNB 3707 |
meaning | |
origin | 1. The name honours Thomas Pannant (1726 - 98) a botanist colleague of Sir Joseph Banks. (Pollon 1988) 2. The names connection with a semaphore station located in the area. (Pollon 1988) |
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