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Burrandong (Co. Wellington) 32°41’S. 149°07’E., SE of Wellington, on Macquarie R., village now submerged under Lake Burrendong; Burrendong till 1911; goldmining and grazing; Angl. C. 1928, moved to Mumbil; cemetery 1856-73; dam b. 1958-67, wall 249 ft (75.9 m) high and 3,661 ft (1,115.9) m) long, wall raised and other upgrading works 2010-14, on Macquarie R., dust storm 1946; earth tremor 1862; PO 1862-1938; power station (hydro-electric) 1996, orig. managed by Power Facilities Pty. Ltd., Now AGL Energy Ltd.; Presb. C. b. 1906 by Thomas Campbell; rifle range; school 1911-22; telephone 1913; TX 1915-22; pop. 157 (1911), 108 (1933), 241 (1961)1 .
References
1
Simpson, Phillip. Historical Guide to New South Wales. North Melbourne, Vic: Australian Scholarly Publishing Pty Ltd, 2020, p. 133.