Queanbeyan Parish, Murray
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Queanbeyan Parish New South Wales |
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The Parish of Queanbeyan since 1909 Formerly part of the parish; transferred to the Commonwealth for the ACT in 1909 |
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County: | Murray | ||||||||||||
Land District: | Queanbeyan | ||||||||||||
LGA: | Palerang Council | ||||||||||||
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Queanbeyan Parish, Murray County is a parish of Murray County, New South Wales, a cadastral unit for use on land titles. It covers the city of Queanbeyan. It was originally bounded by the Molonglo River to the north, but is now bounded by the NSW-ACT border in the north and west. Parts of the western area of the parish were transferred to the Australian Capital Territory in 1909, including what are now the Canberra suburbs of Fyshwick, Narrabundah, Kingston, Oaks Estate, Harman and part of Hume.
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- Draft assessment of crown land at Queanbeyan, Parish of Queanbeyan
- Map showing proposed Federal Capital Territory and tenures of land within same, Charles Robt. Scrivener, 22nd May, 1909
- Geographic Names Board of New South Wales