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  Boro Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°08′57″S 149°40′02″E / 35.14917°S 149.66722°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 97 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2622 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||||
| County | Murray | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Barnet | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Monaro | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||||
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Boro is a rural locality of New South Wales, Australia in the Queanbeyan-Palerang Region, near the village of Tarago, about 50 km south of Goulburn. The name is a variation of the Aboriginal bora ring. [2] At the 2021 census, it had a population of 97. [1]
Boro Creek is a tributary of the Shoalhaven River.
The bushranger, William Westwood, known as "Jackey Jackey", operated in the area. [3]
Silver was mined in the area and there are a number of mining relics and shafts around. [4]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Boro". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Boro". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "About William Westwood". Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ The book Monaro; Lost Mines Revisited by B McGowan covers the area and details the mining history.
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| Boro New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Boro Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°08′57″S 149°40′02″E / 35.14917°S 149.66722°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 97 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2622 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||||
| County | Murray | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Barnet | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Monaro | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||||
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Boro is a rural locality of New South Wales, Australia in the Queanbeyan-Palerang Region, near the village of Tarago, about 50 km south of Goulburn. The name is a variation of the Aboriginal bora ring. [2] At the 2021 census, it had a population of 97. [1]
Boro Creek is a tributary of the Shoalhaven River.
The bushranger, William Westwood, known as "Jackey Jackey", operated in the area. [3]
Silver was mined in the area and there are a number of mining relics and shafts around. [4]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Boro". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Boro". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "About William Westwood". Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ The book Monaro; Lost Mines Revisited by B McGowan covers the area and details the mining history.
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| This Southern Tablelands geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |