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Ewingsdale (LOCALITY), NSW Details
History
Sir Thomas is best remembered as being mainly instrumental... in having the railway built from Lismore to Murwillumbah.
Description
Scattered village on the Pacific Highway about 10 km south of Brunswick Heads. Boundaries shown on map marked GNB 3744
Origin
Named after Sir Thomas Thomson Ewing (1856-1920) M.H.R. a former surveyor in the area. Sir Thomas held the portfolios of Postmaster- General of Home Affairs and of Defense on the three occasions he served as a minister. (Rich.Twd.Reg.Lib. & Rich.R.Hist.Soc.1983).
Ewingsdale (LOCALITY), NSW
title | Ewingsdale (LOCALITY) |
additional | |
state | NSW |
reference | 18084 |
placename | Ewingsdale |
designation | LOCALITY |
geographical name | |
previous names | |
lga | BYRON |
description | Scattered village on the Pacific Highway about 10 km south of Brunswick Heads. Boundaries shown on map marked GNB 3744 |
meaning | |
origin | Named after Sir Thomas Thomson Ewing (1856-1920) M.H.R. a former surveyor in the area. Sir Thomas held the portfolios of Postmaster- General of Home Affairs and of Defense on the three occasions he served as a minister. (Rich.Twd.Reg.Lib. & Rich.R.Hist.Soc.1983). |
history | Sir Thomas is best remembered as being mainly instrumental... in having the railway built from Lismore to Murwillumbah. |