Collector, New South Wales
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Collector is a small village on the Federal Highway
in New South Wales
, Australia
halfway between Goulburn
and the Australian Capital Territory
. It is seven kilometres north of Lake George
. At the 2006 census
, Collector had a population of 329 people.
s in 1829 when Terence Aubrey Murray was granted an area of land in the area in 1829, originally called Old Collector. Murray acquired further land in the area and renamed his property Winderradeen where he built a 12 room house on the land in 1837. At about the same time he also acquired the property of Yarralumla
on the Limestone Plains
, now Government House. A post office opened at Collector in 1848. The village reportedly is named after the Aboriginal name for the region, colegdar. The village was by-passed by the Federal Highway in 1988 and has struggled to remain viable ever since.
The Bushranger Hotel in Collector was the site of a shooting of a Constable Samuel Nelson on 26 Jan 1865, by John Dunn
, a member of Ben Hall's gang.
Federal Highway
Federal Highways and Federal Routes can be found in:*Australia, National Highway 23 a short highway in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory is called the Federal Highway ....
in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
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halfway between Goulburn
Goulburn, New South Wales
Goulburn is a provincial city in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Goulburn Mulwaree Council Local Government Area. It is located south-west of Sydney on the Hume Highway and above sea-level. On Census night 2006, Goulburn had a population of 20,127 people...
and the Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
. It is seven kilometres north of Lake George
Lake George (New South Wales)
Lake George is a lake in south-eastern New South Wales, Australia about 30 minutes drive north-east of Canberra along the Federal Highway en route to Sydney.-Geography / Geology:...
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Collector had a population of 329 people.
History
The area was first settled by EuropeanEuropean ethnic groups
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s in 1829 when Terence Aubrey Murray was granted an area of land in the area in 1829, originally called Old Collector. Murray acquired further land in the area and renamed his property Winderradeen where he built a 12 room house on the land in 1837. At about the same time he also acquired the property of Yarralumla
Government House, Canberra
Government House, Canberra, commonly known as Yarralumla, is the official residence of the Governor-General of Australia. It is located in the suburb of Yarralumla, in the City of Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory....
on the Limestone Plains
Limestone Plains
The Limestone Plains were broad, frost-hollow floodplains through which the Molonglo River flowed. Early settlers named this floodplain after the occasional small outcrops of limestone found on it. The Limestone Plains were the area Australia's capital city Canberra was built on...
, now Government House. A post office opened at Collector in 1848. The village reportedly is named after the Aboriginal name for the region, colegdar. The village was by-passed by the Federal Highway in 1988 and has struggled to remain viable ever since.
The Bushranger Hotel in Collector was the site of a shooting of a Constable Samuel Nelson on 26 Jan 1865, by John Dunn
John Dunn (bushranger)
John Dunn was an Australian bushranger. He was born at Murrumburrah near Yass, New South Wales. He was hanged in Darlinghurst Gaol.-Criminal career:...
, a member of Ben Hall's gang.