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Laidleys Chain of Ponds (LAKE), NSW Details
History
Named by Sir Thomas Mitchell in July 1835 for what we know today as Lake Menindee. Laidley was the Deputy Commissary General of NSW at the time.
Description
A lake about 2 km N of Emu Lake and about 4 km NW of Menindee
Origin
James Laidley was born in March 1786 in Perthshire Scotland and died in August 1835 (Australian Dictionary of Biography) He is remembered by a Memorial in St James Church Sydney.
Laidleys Chain of Ponds (LAKE), NSW
| title | Laidleys Chain of Ponds (LAKE) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 82473 |
| placename | Laidleys Chain of Ponds |
| designation | LAKE |
| geographical name | Lake Menindee |
| previous names | |
| lga | CENTRAL DARLING |
| description | A lake about 2 km N of Emu Lake and about 4 km NW of Menindee |
| meaning | |
| origin | James Laidley was born in March 1786 in Perthshire Scotland and died in August 1835 (Australian Dictionary of Biography) He is remembered by a Memorial in St James Church Sydney. |
| history | Named by Sir Thomas Mitchell in July 1835 for what we know today as Lake Menindee. Laidley was the Deputy Commissary General of NSW at the time. |
