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Wickham Hill (NEIGHBOURHOOD), NSW Details
Description
A suburb south of Griffith about 3 km W by N of Yoogali.
Origin
The area was originally known as Wickhams Camp after Wickham who was a foreman of a channell building team. In the 1950s a winery was established there and the owner changed it to Wickham Hill because it sounded better. There is no hill.
Wickham Hill (NEIGHBOURHOOD), NSW
title | Wickham Hill (NEIGHBOURHOOD) |
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state | NSW |
reference | 74674 |
placename | Wickham Hill |
designation | NEIGHBOURHOOD |
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lga | GRIFFITH |
description | A suburb south of Griffith about 3 km W by N of Yoogali. |
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origin | The area was originally known as Wickhams Camp after Wickham who was a foreman of a channell building team. In the 1950s a winery was established there and the owner changed it to Wickham Hill because it sounded better. There is no hill. |
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