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Mount Oxley (HILL), NSW Details
Description
A prominence about 19 miles ESE of Bourke. It is surmounted by Moira Trigonometrical Station.
Origin
Captain Sturt saw the mountain rising and named it Oxleys Tableland after Surveyor-General John Oxley. (Vol.Ix. The history of Bourke).
Mount Oxley (HILL), NSW
title | Mount Oxley (HILL) |
additional | |
state | NSW |
reference | 44525 |
placename | Mount Oxley |
designation | HILL |
geographical name | |
previous names | |
lga | BOURKE |
description | A prominence about 19 miles ESE of Bourke. It is surmounted by Moira Trigonometrical Station. |
meaning | |
origin | Captain Sturt saw the mountain rising and named it Oxleys Tableland after Surveyor-General John Oxley. (Vol.Ix. The history of Bourke). |
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