Dangelong is a rural locality in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is located south-east of Cooma. It had no people or a very low population recorded at the 2021 census.[1]
| Dangelong New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Dangelong Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°21′01″S 149°17′31.7″E / 36.35028°S 149.292139°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 0 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2630 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Snowy Monaro Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Tablelands | ||||||||||||||
| County | Beresford | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Dangelong, Palmerston | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Monaro | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||||
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The eastern boundary of the locality is formed by the Numeralla River, and the confluence of that river with its tributary, Dangelong Creek lies in the locality.[2]
The area now known as Dangelong lies on the traditional lands of Ngarigo people.[3] The name, Dangelong, is probably derived from an Aboriginal word, as rendered by colonial settlers, that was applied to an early squatting run in the area.
John Mackenzie established 'Dangelong' station, a vast squatting run of 44 square miles (11,396 hectares), when he occupied land taken from Ngarigo people, as a squatter. He began a grazing operation at Dangelong, which had twenty-six residents and ten slab huts, by 1839.[4][5] He chose to reside, with his family, on other land that he owned at Nerriga.[6][7] One of Mackenzies's sons—probably his eldest son, Andrew—managed 'Dangelong', during the time that it was controlled by Mackenzie.[8] In 1848, as a result of Mackenzie's insolvency and subsequent bankruptcy, the 'Dangelong' run leasehold, by then of 15,000 acres, passed to another early landholder, William Bradley.[4][9] The station was later part of the extensive Monaro landholdings of the Wallace family.[10]
During the 1870s, the squatter run was opened to selection, resulting in its subdivision into smaller properties,[11] although the 'Dandelong' station still existed and retained some of the land.[12]
The area once had more residents and farm dwellings, and its residents made use of the nearest (former) settlement at Rock Flat.[13] There was a school at Dangelong for most of the interval from May 1873 to December 1918.[14]
There was some small scale mining of reef gold, just outside the eastern boundary of the modern-day locality, during the late 19th century.[15][16][17]
The area is mainly cleared for grazing, with some forested land on the higher ground along its eastern side. The Dangelong station homestead buildings, dating from the 1860s, are still in use.[2][18]
References
edit- ^ "2021 Dangelong, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". abs.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ a b "Satellite View - Dangelong · New South Wales 2630, Australia". Google Maps. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ Studies, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (2021-01-10). "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ^ a b Cantlon, Maurice (1981). Homesteads of southern New South Wales, 1830-1900. Carlton, Vic.: Queensberry Hill Press. pp. 42, 43. ISBN 0-909174-32-6. OCLC 8552594.
- ^ "CENTENARIAN. - Miss Mary Mackenzie. - The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) - 11 Sep 1930". Sydney Morning Herald. 11 September 1930. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
- ^ "Lt-Col. John Kenneth Mackenzie, NSW pioneer b. 1793 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 15 Aug 1857 Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia: MacFarlane Clan & Families Genealogy". www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE". Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842). 1841-05-06. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "COLONEL J. K. Mackenzie". www.monaropioneers.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ^ "CLAIMS TO LEASES OF CROWN LANDS BEYOND THE SETTLED DISTRICTS". Sydney Morning Herald. 1848-10-07. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ "The Late Mr. H. Wallace". Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser. 1925-07-31. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ "GOVERNMENT LAND SALES". Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser. 1875-12-04. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ "Dangelong Station, King Esq. , at east of Cooma [picture] (c.1900)". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ "Dangelong". Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser. 1886-03-06. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ "Dangelong". nswgovschoolhistory.cese.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ "Kydra Reefs, Beresford Co., New South Wales, Australia". mindat.org.
- ^ "Clinton Reef, Beresford Co., New South Wales, Australia". mindat.org.
- ^ "Cooma". Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. 1880-11-13. p. 926. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "Dangelong". www.monaropioneers.com. Retrieved 2023-06-19.