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Quirindi (LOCALITY), NSW Details
History
Establishment of township in 1856.
Description
A town of 3000 persons situated on the Sydney-Wallangarra railway about 40 miles from Tamworth south along this railway. Boundaries within the Quirindi Council area shown on map GNB3799.
Meaning
Dead Tree on Mountain (or dead wood). (The Australian Museum list by Thorpe). Also: where fish breed (Mrs M.J.Caine.RAHS Vol.8.Suppl.1).
Origin
Aboriginal. For: dead tree on mountain top. (McCarthy. 1963). Also: Formerly Kamilaroi Aboriginal land and name is Kamilaroi in origin but of uncertain meaning. (Appleton. 1992).
Quirindi (LOCALITY), NSW
title | Quirindi (LOCALITY) |
additional | |
state | NSW |
reference | 47997 |
placename | Quirindi |
designation | LOCALITY |
geographical name | |
previous names | |
lga | LIVERPOOL PLAINS |
description | A town of 3000 persons situated on the Sydney-Wallangarra railway about 40 miles from Tamworth south along this railway. Boundaries within the Quirindi Council area shown on map GNB3799. |
meaning | Dead Tree on Mountain (or dead wood). (The Australian Museum list by Thorpe). Also: where fish breed (Mrs M.J.Caine.RAHS Vol.8.Suppl.1). |
origin | Aboriginal. For: dead tree on mountain top. (McCarthy. 1963). Also: Formerly Kamilaroi Aboriginal land and name is Kamilaroi in origin but of uncertain meaning. (Appleton. 1992). |
history | Establishment of township in 1856. |