Gundaroo is a small village in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia and in Yass Valley Shire. Royal Hotel is a common name for hotels in Australia. This name reflects the historical links of Australia to England and the British Royal Family The Southern Tablelands is a geographic area of the State of New South Wales, Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Yass Valley Shire is a local government area in the Australian State of New South Wales. It is situated to the east of the Yass River, about 16 kilometres north of Sutton, about 15 km west of the Lake George range. The Yass River is a river in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sutton, meaning 'South Settlement' in Saxon is a small village in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Yass Valley Shire It has a population of about 300.
The explorers Charles Throsby and Joseph Wild travelled through the Yass River valley in 1820. Charles Throsby (1771 - 1828 was an Australian explorer who opened up much new land beyond the Blue Mountains. Joseph Wild (also Wilde (c1759 or 1773 - 1847 was an early explorer of Australia The Aborigines called the valley Candariro meaning 'blue crane' and this name may have been the origin of Gundaroo. [1] Governor Lachlan Macquarie granted the first white settler, Peter Cooney, 30 acres in 1825. Major-General Lachlan Macquarie CB (31 January 1762 – 1 July 1824 Scottish Gaelic spelling Lachlan MacGuaire) British military officer Settlement proceeded fairly quickly and there were about 400 residents in the 1840s. The first non-residential building in Gundaroo was the Harrow Inn, built in 1834. A post office was built in 1848 and an Anglican church, St Lukes in Upper Gundaroo (now part of a pottery business), in 1849. The first school opened in 1850 and a Police Station in 1852. [2] A major impetus for the growth in the middle of the nineteenth century was the discovery of gold in the district in 1852. [3]
Gundaroo has become something of a dormitory for Canberra and is a fairly trendy village for tourists from Canberra and further afield because of its well preserved early and mid 19th century heritage. Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City.
References
- ^ * Exploring the ACT and Southeast New South Wales, J. Kay McDonald, Kangaroo Press, Sydney, 1985 ISBN 0-86417-049-1
- ^ Gundaroo. The Southern Tablelands of NSW. Retrieved on 2007-07-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to
- ^ Canberra's Engineering Heritage, William Charles Andrews, Institution of Engineers, Canberra, 1990 p5