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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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