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The Snowy Mountains Scheme, ...
The Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme was devised in 1949 to harness energy created through capturing ... continue
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Glen Davis
Part of the traditional land of the Wiradjuri Aboriginal people, the town of Glen Davis ... continue
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Cooma
This small city situated at the foot of the Snowy Mountains was established in 1849 ... continue
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Frenchs Forest
Named after local police constable John French, who was given one of the first land ... continue
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Holsworthy
The land along the Georges River just south of Sydney would be among the first ... continue
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Ashfield
Traditionally land occupied by the Wangal Aboriginal people, now known as Ashfield, was one of ... continue
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St Leonards
Originally occupied by the Gorualgal tribe, St Leonards is named after Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount ... continue
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Quakers Hill
The western Sydney suburb of Quakers Hill was originally part of four major land grants ... continue
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Leichhardt
Like many of Sydney's suburbs, the area now known as Leichhardt started its life ... continue
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Bexley
This suburb south of Sydney would be named after the English village of Bexley which ... continue
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Penrith
Although first sighted by Captain Watkin Tench of the Royal Marines on an expedition to ... continue
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Shoal Bay
Located on the mid-north coast of New South Wales, Shoal Bay played an important role ... continue
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Narromine
Located in the heart of New South Wales alongside the Macquarie River, the town of ... continue
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Bankstown
Traditionally the land of the Eora Aboriginal people, Bankstown was first surveyed for a town ... continue
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Chatswood
The land that would become the suburb of Chatswood was occupied by the Cammeraygal Aboriginal ... continue
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Glebe
Tucked in around the corner from the harbourside suburb of Pyrmont, Glebe was originally the ... continue
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Rose Bay
Located in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, Rose Bay was named by Governor Arthur Phillip after ... continue
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Cowra
Located in Central New South Wales, the land that would become Cowra was originally inhabited ... continue
