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Walkabout - Wellington (3998 words) |
 | A plan for the township of Wellington was first drawn up in 1839 but objections from Reverend Watson, concerning the impact it would have on the Aboriginal mission, caused the village to be established at Neurah, about 20 km south of Wellington, on the highway. |
| The mission closed down in 1842 and Wellington was finally gazetted in 1846 and grew slowly from a population of 29 in 1851 to 1340 in 1881. |
| Wellington acquired a reputation as 'the slowest town in the western district'. |
| Wellington, New South Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (469 words) |
| Wellington was originally established in the 1823 by Lieutenant Percy Simpson in early 1823 as a convict settlement. |
| The village of Wellington was gazetted in 1846 and was declared a town in 1879. |
| Wellington is the second oldest New South Wales settlement west of the Blue Mountains. |
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