Liverpool Plains

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The Liverpool Plains is a geographical region of New South Wales in Australia.

The Liverpool Plains is a region of prime agricultural land. It is bounded to the east by the Great Dividing Range and to the south by the Liverpool Range. It is drained by the Namoi River and its tributaries, and by the Mooki River.

The Liverpool plains were inhabited by Aborigines. The first English explorers discovered them in 1820. John Oxley was one of the first Europeans to visit the area. They were subsequently named after the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Lord Liverpool.

Towns in the Liverpool Plains include Gunnedah, Quirindi, and Tamworth. Agricultural settlement of the Liverpool Plains started in the late 1820's and since then it has been one of the prime agricultural regions of New South Wales.

Most of the region nowadays comes under the jurisdiction of Liverpool Plains Shire Council . However substantial parts of the region also form part of the Gunnedah and Tamworth local government areas.

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