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Armidale New South Wales Australia

Before the British colonial settlement of New South Wales, the Indigenous Aniwan (Anaiwan) people occupied the area that encompasses current day Armidale.
Armidale was first settled in the early 1830s, following the earlier exploration of the area by John Oxley. It was named after Armadale on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, but seemingly the city fathers were not good spellers. The Scottish Armadale was the ancestral home of George James McDonald who was the Commissioner for Crown Lands in the late 1830s.
Oxley recommended the region for grazing, and soon early pioneers set up small farms in the locality. Armidale Post Office opened on 1 April 1843. The town, which was surveyed in 1848 and gazetted in 1849, was established to provide a market and administration for the farms, but soon after gold was discovered at nearby Rocky River and Gara Gorges, and a gold rush ensued, enlarging the town rapidly in the 1850s. The gold mining settlement of Hillgrove about 40 km east of Armidale was the site of Australia's first hydro-electric scheme, remains of which are still visible. The nearby town of Uralla was home to the famous Captain Thunderbolt - outlaw Fred Ward - who caused trouble in the area in the 1860s. As with Ned Kelly, the locals have adopted him

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posted on Oct 12, 2012 2:52 AM ()

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Yes, just how did the Brits discover Australia?
comment by troutbend on Oct 12, 2012 5:19 PM ()







Discovery of Australia - Kidcyber


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The Discovery of Australia. Aboriginal people discovered Australia, and have lived in Australia for more than 40 000 years. The first European to discover australia was captain james cook in in the 1760s--first settled as penal colony 1788 as america stopped taking them
reply by kevinshere on Oct 12, 2012 9:52 PM ()
Good post... enjoyed the photos a lot. Thanks.
comment by steve on Oct 12, 2012 9:43 AM ()
Thanks steve
reply by kevinshere on Oct 12, 2012 9:53 PM ()
Looks like a beautiful city!
comment by maggiemae on Oct 12, 2012 8:47 AM ()
Sure is --thanks for looking
reply by kevinshere on Oct 12, 2012 9:54 PM ()
Tell us what New South Wales consists of--it sort of sounds like me telling you Oglethorpe in in the South USA--you got to smarten us up!
comment by greatmartin on Oct 12, 2012 7:35 AM ()
From the sea its very hilly then a mountain range called the Blue mountains whick took over 20 years to find a way across -- then fertle plains, at the time you could get lost amongts the gum trees and vegetation will put in a few photos some time
reply by kevinshere on Oct 12, 2012 10:01 PM ()
I still want to know the meaning of fossillking and Crutching. These
pictures are lovely.
comment by elderjane on Oct 12, 2012 7:14 AM ()
Fossikers look for gems and gold ,at an opal field they go through the tailings thats tipped on the ground supposedly not having opal , using a squirt bottle of water they detect bits of opal , the water makes it shine so that you can see it'. Crutching is where they remove skin from sheeps crutch to prevent fly strike, the maggots can eat a sheep alive if not done
reply by kevinshere on Oct 12, 2012 10:23 PM ()
"Lost"

So, did the Brits discover Australia in they same way the Europeans discovered North America?
comment by jjoohhnn on Oct 12, 2012 6:21 AM ()
captain James cook discovered the eat coast of Australia in 1770 claiming it for the British ----Dutchmen had been sailing down our west coast long before this where upon landing didn't like it as no water was available known to them as Terra austral is
reply by kevinshere on Oct 12, 2012 10:09 PM ()
Interesting. I love learning about other countries.
comment by solitaire on Oct 12, 2012 5:10 AM ()
next one i will mention is COWRA
reply by kevinshere on Oct 12, 2012 10:24 PM ()

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