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Vinces Creek (CREEK), NSW Details
Description
A creek approx. 2.5 km long rising 3.5 km NE of Bowles Hill and 5 km SW of Piper Gulf and flowing in a generally northerly direction into the Macquarie River in the locality of Freemantle.
Origin
Named after Vincent Murnane (b 1875) an early settler to took up a Conditional Purchase on Lots 65 and 66 and a Conditional Lease on Lot 75 Parish of Freemantle in circa 1884. He built a hut and lived on the bank of the creek on Lot 66. (Source: Jim Buchan Milkers Flat Parish Map Freemantle 1884)
Vinces Creek (CREEK), NSW
| title | Vinces Creek (CREEK) |
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| state | NSW |
| reference | 82442 |
| placename | Vinces Creek |
| designation | CREEK |
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| lga | BATHURST REGIONAL |
| description | A creek approx. 2.5 km long rising 3.5 km NE of Bowles Hill and 5 km SW of Piper Gulf and flowing in a generally northerly direction into the Macquarie River in the locality of Freemantle. |
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| origin | Named after Vincent Murnane (b 1875) an early settler to took up a Conditional Purchase on Lots 65 and 66 and a Conditional Lease on Lot 75 Parish of Freemantle in circa 1884. He built a hut and lived on the bank of the creek on Lot 66. (Source: Jim Buchan Milkers Flat Parish Map Freemantle 1884) |
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