Boro, New South Wales
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Boro (postcode: 2622, 35°08′S 149°39′E / 35.133°S 149.65°E) is an official locality, although in reality a rural area, of New South Wales, Australia in Palerang Shire, near the village of Tarago, about 45 km south of Goulburn. The name is a variation of the Aboriginal bora ring.[1]
Boro Creek is a tributary of the Shoalhaven River.
The bushranger, William Westwood, known as "Jackey Jackey", operated in the area.
Silver was mined in the area and there are a number of mining relics and shafts around.[1] The book Monaro; Lost Mines Revisited by B McGowan covers the area and details the mining history.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "Boro". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=KWwGZxWA. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
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