Binda, New South Wales
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Binda is a village in the Southern Tablelands
region of New South Wales
, Australia
in Upper Lachlan Shire. In 2006, Binda had a population of 131 people.
It is about 17 km north-north-west of Crookwell in the county of Georgiana. Other near-by towns or locations are:
Aboriginal word for deep water.
Binda was found by the explorers James Meehan
and John Oxley
in 1820.
The town was gazetted in 1850. It the first town to be gazetted in the Crookwell Shire. The land subdivided for sale in 1852.
Southern Tablelands
The Southern Tablelands is a geographic area of the State of New South Wales, Australia. This area is located west of the Great Dividing Range.The area is characterised by flat country which has generally been extensively cleared and used for grazing purposes...
region of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in Upper Lachlan Shire. In 2006, Binda had a population of 131 people.
It is about 17 km north-north-west of Crookwell in the county of Georgiana. Other near-by towns or locations are:
- Crooked Corner
- Peelwood
- Redground
- Wheeo
- Narrawa North
History
The origin of the name is thought to be from the GandangaraGandangara
The Gundangara are a clan of Indigenous Australians in south-eastern New South Wales, Australia...
Aboriginal word for deep water.
Binda was found by the explorers James Meehan
James Meehan
James Meehan was an Irish-Australian explorer and surveyor.Meehan was born in Ireland in 1774, and was one of a number of political prisoners who arrived in Australia in February 1800. Two months later he became an assistant to Charles Grimes, the surveyor-general, and went with him to explore the...
and John Oxley
John Oxley
John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley was an explorer and surveyor of Australia in the early period of English colonisation.October 1802 he was engaged in coastal survey work including an expedition to Western Port in 1804-05...
in 1820.
The town was gazetted in 1850. It the first town to be gazetted in the Crookwell Shire. The land subdivided for sale in 1852.