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Exeter

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Wingecarribee Shire Council NSW, PO Box 141, Exeter, NSW 2579
02 4868 0888

Description

Exeter is a village in the Southern Highlands district of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire.

Exeteris a village in the Southern Highlands district of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire.It has a station on the Main Southern railway line south of Sydney. At the 2016 census, Exeter had a population of 949.

History

The village was founded by James Badgery, who was born in the city of Exeter in Devon, England.He arrived in New South Wales in 1799, and by 1812 was operating a farm with the name "Exeter" on the site of the present village.

There was a railway accident at Exeter in fog on a single line in 1914, killing 14 people.

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Type: Towns

Population: 101-1000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 51.541 km2

Elevation: 501-1000 metres

Town elevation: 719 m

Population number: 949

Local Government Area: Wingecarribee Shire Council

Location

Wingecarribee Shire Council NSW, PO Box 141, Exeter, NSW 2579

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Attribution

This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Exeter, New South Wales

Exeter - Localista

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