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Nicholsons Lagoon (LAGOON), NSW Details
History
It appears possible that the name Nicholas has sometime been corrupted to Nicholsons first attached to the school and now the school has gone and the lagoon has become NICHOLSONS LAGOON.
Description
A lagoon 0.5 km south west of the Quirindi-Breeza road at a point about 12 miles from Quirindi.
Meaning
A surname
Origin
The 1862 county map shows near the lagoon NICHOLAS LAGOON R and shows the lagoon but does not name it. Later county maps show St. Nicholas homestead/station a little to the north on portion 229 Parish of Grenfell and name the lagoon Nicholas Lagoon but also show beside the lagoon Nicholsons Lagoon P.S..
Nicholsons Lagoon (LAGOON), NSW
| title | Nicholsons Lagoon (LAGOON) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 42387 |
| placename | Nicholsons Lagoon |
| designation | LAGOON |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | LIVERPOOL PLAINS |
| description | A lagoon 0.5 km south west of the Quirindi-Breeza road at a point about 12 miles from Quirindi. |
| meaning | A surname |
| origin | The 1862 county map shows near the lagoon NICHOLAS LAGOON R and shows the lagoon but does not name it. Later county maps show St. Nicholas homestead/station a little to the north on portion 229 Parish of Grenfell and name the lagoon Nicholas Lagoon but also show beside the lagoon Nicholsons Lagoon P.S.. |
| history | It appears possible that the name Nicholas has sometime been corrupted to Nicholsons first attached to the school and now the school has gone and the lagoon has become NICHOLSONS LAGOON. |
