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Encyclopedia > Ebor, New South Wales

Ebor is a small town in northern New South Wales, Australia, situated about 88km (about 55mi) east of Armidale, and about one third of the way between Armidale and the coast. Population in the year 2000 is about 50. There is a general store, a pub, and a primary school. Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... Armidale (population 22,000) is a university and cathedral city in northern New South Wales, Australia, and is the administrative centre for the New England region. ... Armidale (population 22,000) is a university and cathedral city in northern New South Wales, Australia, and is the administrative centre for the New England region. ...


Ebor is at fairly high altitude, about 1350 metres, and by Australian standards has cold winters with overnight frost and occasional light snow falls.


The surrounding district has sheep grazing and some tourism. The main tourist attractions are several spectacular waterfalls (Ebor Falls, Wollomombi Falls), the cool temperate rain-forest walks in New England National Park and recreational trout fishing. Wollomombi Falls, from an Aboriginal word, are located in the New England National Park, due East of Armidale, New South Wales. ... New England is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 391 km north of Sydney. ...


There is some dispute as to whether Ebor should be known as a town. Given the size of it at best it could claim to be a village however in reality it would be more appropriate to refer to it as a hamlet. This situation has arisen from wide spread ignorance of the terms of populated areas. On another scale cities that are located in rural areas are usually wrongfully referred to as towns by sole virtue of the fact that they happen to be located in these rural areas. Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town In American English, a town is usually a municipal corporation that is smaller than a city but larger than a village. ... A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... A hamlet is (usually — see below) a small settlement, too small or unimportant to be considered a village. ... A city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... A street in Ynysybwl, Wales, relatively stereotypical of a small town A town is usually an urban area which is not considered to rank as a city. ...


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New South Wales (343 words)
New South Wales is Australia's most populous and historic state, located in the southeast, north of Victoria.
Its three main cities from north to south are Newcastle, Sydney, and Wollongong which all lie along the coast; other cities and towns include Albury, Broken Hill[?], Dubbo[?], Tamworth[?], Armidale, Ebor, Lismore[?], and Coffs Harbour.
New South Wales is a constitutional monarchy, with the Queen of England as its head of state; the Queen is represented in the state by a Governor.
Ebor, New South Wales: Information from Answers.com (281 words)
Ebor is a small town in Guyra Shire in northern New South Wales, Australia, situated about 88km (about 55mi) east of Armidale, and about one third of the way between Armidale and the coast.
Ebor is at fairly high altitude, about 1350 metres, and by Australian standards has cold winters with overnight frost and occasional light snow falls.
The main tourist attractions are several spectacular waterfalls (Ebor Falls, Wollomombi Falls), the cool temperate rain-forest walks in New England National Park and recreational trout fishing.
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