Frogmore, New South Wales
| Frogmore New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Frogmore | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°16′S 148°51′E / 34.26°S 148.85°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 146 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2586[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 513 m (1,683 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Hilltops Council | ||||||||||||||
| County | King | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Goulburn[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hume[4] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Coordinates,[5] rainfall,[6] localities[7] | ||||||||||||||
Frogmore is a village in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. It was previously a mining town.
Mining history
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Copper was first discovered and mined in Frogmore in the 1850s, but mining has not continued since 1907, despite further exploration since the 1950s.[6][8] Silver and tungsten have also been mined around Frogmore.[9]
In the 1870s, there were two copper mines operating in Frogmore — the Deer Brothers mine[10] and the Bensusan mine.[11][12] Copper was also mined north west of Frogmore.[13][14][15][16]
In 1882, quartz reef gold was found to the north of Frogmore, resulting in a minor rush to stake claims,[17] but there were no significant gold mines in the area.[13]
Community and facilities
[edit]Frogmore had a public school from 1875 to 1982.[18] The village has an Anglican church, a Uniting church (formerly Methodist), and a Catholic church,[10] St John the Baptist, with a Catholic cemetery in its grounds.[19] There is also a general cemetery.[20]
The community hall was burned down in a bushfire in 1997, and fundraising for its replacement included a Pass the hat around concert by Lee Kernaghan. There is a rural fire station on the site of the old hall and the new hall is adjacent to it.[21]
In the 2016 census, Frogmore's population was 132,[22] which had grown to 146 in 2021.[23]
Climate
[edit]Frogmore has a climate intermediate between that of the South Eastern Highlands and South West Slopes, most similar to Yass. Diurnal range is generally high year round, but markedly lesser in winter due to greater cloud cover. Precipitation peaks slightly in winter.
| Climate data for Frogmore (1969–1990, rainfall 1898–1993); 500 m AMSL; 34.27° S, 148.84° E | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 42.4 (108.3) |
42.2 (108.0) |
36.8 (98.2) |
33.7 (92.7) |
29.7 (85.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.7 (76.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
37.8 (100.0) |
38.9 (102.0) |
42.4 (108.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.9 (85.8) |
29.2 (84.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.7 (62.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
28.1 (82.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
5.5 (41.9) |
2.6 (36.7) |
1.8 (35.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
0.6 (33.1) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.4 (2.06) |
38.4 (1.51) |
41.3 (1.63) |
50.9 (2.00) |
46.0 (1.81) |
56.1 (2.21) |
53.3 (2.10) |
55.8 (2.20) |
49.4 (1.94) |
54.7 (2.15) |
48.8 (1.92) |
52.9 (2.08) |
593.7 (23.37) |
| Source: [24] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Frogmore (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Find a postcode: Frogmore". Australia Post. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "Goulburn". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "February 2016 Map of the Federal Electoral Division of Hume" (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. February 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2019 – via ABC Australia.
- ^ "Frogmore (NSW)". Gazetteer of Australia, Place Names Search. Geoscience Australia. NSW19520. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ a b B.R.Ackerman (2003). "Frogmore Copper Deposit, NSW" (PDF). CRC LEME. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "SIX Maps". Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "Frogmore copper mine, Frogmore, Boorowa, King Co., New South Wales, Australia". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Villages of the Boorowa Council Local Government Area". Boorowa Council. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ a b McGowan, Barry (September 2007). "Hegemony, localism and ethnicity: The 'Welsh' mining communities of Currawang and Frogmore in southern New South Wales" (PDF). Journal of Australasian Mining History. 5: 44–63.
- ^ "FROGMORE". The Burrowa News. No. 216. New South Wales, Australia. 8 November 1878. p. 2. Retrieved 8 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "FROGMORE". The Burrowa News. No. 208. New South Wales, Australia. 6 September 1878. p. 2. Retrieved 8 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "Sapling Gully mine, Monteagle Co., New South Wales, Australia". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Yundoo lode, Monteagle Co., New South Wales, Australia". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Right Hand Creek mine, Monteagle Co., New South Wales, Australia". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Bell View Mine, Monteagle Co., New South Wales, Australia". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "RUSH AT FROGMORE". Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919). 11 March 1882. p. 12. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Frogmore Public School". nswgovschoolhistory.cese.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Australian Cemeteries Index - Cemetery 534 - Frogmore Catholic". austcemindex.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Australian Cemeteries Index - Cemetery 6099 - Frogmore General". austcemindex.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Frogmore fires up". Boorowa News. 22 June 2011. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Frogmore". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ "2021 Frogmore, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Australian Climate Normals". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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