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[centred] LIVERPOOL PLAINS DISTRICT
[centred] HIGHEST POINTS IN THE LIVEREPOOL AND GREAT NORTHERN RANGE
In the Northern districts the great Cordillera extends North to South, the average distance of
these Mountains from the Pacific Ocean is about Seventy miles, this great range divides the eastern & Western Waters
The highest Southern point is to be found in that known as the Urano Dumbi range & from this
point may be traced Sources of the eastern, Western, & Southern Waters - Viz the eastern, Manning, & Macleay rivers
The Western, the Peel & Malurundi. The Southern, the William, Patterson, & Hunter rivers.
The highest northern points in this great dividing range, are to be found at Benlomond in New England, & Mount Lindesay in Moreton district.
From Benlomond are traced the principal Sources of the Barwan, Viz the Macintyre & Seven
rivers, and of the eastern waters, the Clarence, & Macleay Rivers.
From the Lindesay range are traced the Sources of the Bremer, Logan, Condamine, & the Northern
branch of Clarence River
In New England the great northern line of road passes over Benlomond within two hundred
feet of its highest point
The following elevations have been determined by Trigonomical & Barometrical observation
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... | FEET ABOVE THE SEA LEVEL | ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... | FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL |
---|---|---|---|
Point on the Moonbi Ranges | 3593 | Chandlers Peak | 4501 |
Granite range above Bendemere | 3437 | Dividing range between Saumarez & Rocky river | 3414 |
Head of Cougai Creek | 3532 | Armadale [sic] | 2879 |
Summit of Apsley Range | 3800 | Tilbuster | 2847 |
Dividing range South of Orundumbee | 3510 | Range between Ningiai Creek & Dumaresq Cr | 3084 |
Do ... Do ... eight miles further North | 3481 | Toombandyee | 3856 |
Blue Mountain | 4126 | Benlomond Mountain | 5000 |
Black Nob | 3368 | McRumbee | 4947 |
Ohio Hill | 3579 | Jaconda Peak (Cleared) | 4927 |
Harnham Hill dividing range | 3681 | Summit of Hanging Rock | 3413 |
Duvals Mountain | 4172 | Mount Lindesay | 5700 |
[centred] FALLING PLACES IN LIVERPOOL PLAINS & GWYDER [sic].
Tamworth, Wee Waa, Warielda, Woolshed on the Namoi, Barraba, Nundle & Wingate
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