Mulgoa, New South Wales
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Mulgoa is in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is south of the suburbs Regentville and Glenmore Park within the City of Penrith. Mulgoa is 5530 hectares, and is around 66 kilometres from Sydney.
[edit] Origin of the Name (Mulgoa)
Unlike many of the suburbs in the Penrith area, Mulgoa has an Aboriginal name; this name is thought to sound similar to the Aboriginal word meaning "black swan". In 1810 the area was opened for European settlement. The first grant of land of 300 acres was made by Colonel William Paterson after Governor William Bligh’s departure to England. Governor Lachlan Macquarie confirmed the grant, on his arrival in the Colony. Several more large grants were made to other members of the Cox family, William, George and Henry.
The Cottage built by William for his sons and their tutor in 1811, and later used by his sons before their own homes were built, still stands today. It is one of the oldest homes remaining in the area of Penrith. The Mulgoa Valley became, for a period, the architectural showpiece of the Colony, with the homes of the many members of the Cox family.
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