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From: "Lindsay Little" <>
Subject: Re: [NSW-W] GEWEROO STATION near CANBELEGO
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 11:58:40 +1100
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Hi Heather,
A Trig Station is normally the highest point in a given
area from which surveys are conducted. Trig, I assume being an abreviation
of trigonometry. If you have accessed the geog. names site you will also
have listed the latitude and longitude of the trig. station, the current
NRMA maps have these details so it would be easy to establish your point.
From previous experience, the name of the trig station (don't be confused by
the word "station", normally this would only comprise a cairn of stones or a
metal frame to which a reflector or something similar is attatched) is taken
from an original pastural property. Sorry I can't help you with the names
you are searching.
If you go to:
http://www.lpi.nsw.gov.au/geog/search.htm you find a listing for the Parish
of Geweroo. If you go to:
http://www.lpi.nsw.gov.au/maps/pmap/search.html and select pastoral you
will find two maps of the original pastoral property!
On the maps I have, the centre of the Parish looks to be
approximately 12-15 kms. south/east of Canbelego. The Mapping Authority Map,
Canbelego 8134 would possibly show the Parish at least.
Incidentally, Geweroo would be roughly 90 kms.south, as the crow flies, from
a property "Glen Arif" my g.grandfather owned in the 1880's and 50kms north
of Nymagee, where a few of my old relies were born.
Regards,
Lin Little

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