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Milbrodale

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Singleton Council NSW, PO Box 314, Milbrodale, NSW 2330
02 6578 7290

Description

Milbrodale is a village in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.

Milbrodale is a village in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is in the local government area of Singleton Council.

History

Milbrodale was first established by the Rev. Richard Hill in 1832. Hill had arrived from England to assist with the ministering of the colony at Sydney, and worked as assistant to the minister at St Philip's Church in Sydney. Later, he became minister at St James's Church, Sydney (designed by Francis Greenway). Eventually, Governor Lachlan Macquarie gave him a land grant of 1,200 acres (4.9 km2) in the Hunter Valley. After journeying along a track that was the beginning of the Great North Road, Hill arrived in the Hunter Valley and built a stone house at the junction of Wollombi Brook and Parsons Creek. He named his property Milbro Dale, after his mother (her name had been Marlborough, which was commonly shortened to Milbro). Hill died in 1836 and his wife Phoebe Sapphira returned to Sydney after selling the farm. The property changed hands several times over the years but eventually deteriorated and was demolished in 1978.The village grew as time went by, but the local children had to go to school at the nearby village of Bulga, transported by a horse and cart service subsidised by the Government. A public school was finally opened at Milbrodale in 1921 on a 5-acre (20,000 m2) property obtained by Government grant.

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Type: Towns

Population: 101-1000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 157.531 km2

Elevation: 51-200 metres

Town elevation: 96 m

Population number: 117

Local Government Area: Singleton Council

Location

Singleton Council NSW, PO Box 314, Milbrodale, NSW 2330

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

Milbrodale - Localista

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