Wildes Meadow, New South Wales
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Wildes Meadow is a hamlet village
in the Southern Highlands
of New South Wales
, Australia
, in Wingecarribee Shire. It was formerly known as Joe Wilds Meadow named after a convict/explorer, Joseph Wild
.
Its population along with Burrawang
is 1634 (Census 2001).
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in the Southern Highlands
Southern Highlands, New South Wales
The Southern Highlands, also locally referred to as the Highlands, is a geographical region and district in New South Wales, Australia and is 110 km south-west of Sydney. The entire region is under the local government area of the Wingecarribee Shire...
of 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
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, in Wingecarribee Shire. It was formerly known as Joe Wilds Meadow named after a convict/explorer, Joseph Wild
Joseph Wild
Joseph Wild was an early explorer of Australia. He was sentenced on 21 August 1793 in Chester for burglary, together with his brother, George. Both were transported to Australia as convicts in 1797, arriving in Port Jackson on the ship the Ganges on 2 June...
.
Its population along with Burrawang
Burrawang, New South Wales
Burrawang is a village in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia in Wingecarribee Shire. According to the 2006 Australian census, Burrawang's population was 177....
is 1634 (Census 2001).