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From: "MargM" <>
Subject: [ANS] History of place names
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 11:06:34 +1100

PICTON (1)

Named by Major Antill after General Sir Thomas
Picton (1758-1815) a British general who served in
the Peninsular War and was killed at Waterloo.
Governor Macquarie had called it Stonequarry, the
village being on Stonequarry Creek. the new name
came into use in the early 1820's.



PICTON (2)

Picton was named by Governor Brisbane after Sir
Thomas Picton, with whom he had fought in the
Peninsular War. The earliest land grants in the
Picton area were made to Major Antill, Mr
D'Arrietta, Dr Douglas, Mr George Harper and Louis
Rumker in 1822. Rumker's grant was discribed as
being in "the district of Picton" and this was the
first recorded use of the name. Steps were taken
in 1840 to establish a township in the area. Forty
five building lots for the "township of
Stonequarry" on Mr Harper's Estate, were
advertised for sale. In 1841 Major Antill
subdivided part of his land opposite the lots sold
by Harper. It was reported in 1841 that the name
of the township had been officially changed to
Picton


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