Alectown, New South Wales
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| Alectown New South Wales |
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| Postcode: | 2870 |
| LGA: | Parkes Shire |
| State electorate: | Dubbo |
| Federal Division: | Calare |
Alectown, New South Wales, Australia is a country town in Parkes Shire on the Newell Highway.
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[edit] History
Originally known as Alecs Flat, the district was named after the three men who first prospected here - Alexander Cameron, Alexander Patton, and Alexander Whitelaw.[1]
It was originally a gold mining town which once had a population above 1,000. Bachelors Rush Post Office opened on 1 May 1888 and was renamed Alicktown in 1889 and Alectown in 1891. It closed in 1983.[2]
[edit] Today
It has around 201 people[3] with many farmers living around it.
[edit] Notable people who have lived in the Alectown area
[edit] References
- ^ Geographical Names Board
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&country=. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Alectown (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC16043&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
Coordinates: 32°56′S 148°14.5′E / 32.933°S 148.2417°E
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