词条 | Lawson Parish (Oxley County), New South Wales |
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Lawson Parish is a rural locality of Warren Shire. Lawson Parish is also a civil parish of Oxley County, New South Wales,[1] a Cadastral divisions of New South Wales.[2]The parish is on the Macquarie River east,[3] outside of Warren, New South Wales. Lawson, Parish is located at 31°43′54″S 147°46′04″e between Nevertire, New South Wales and Warren, New South Wales. The economy of the parish is based on broad acre agriculture, mainly sheep, cattle, cotton and wheat. HistoryBefore European settlement the area is said to have been occupied by the Ngiyambaa Aborigines. Explorer John Oxley camped near the present site of Warren during his investigation of the Macquarie River in 1818. He noted an abundance of kangaroos and emus. Charles Sturt carried out further exploration in 1828-29. GeographyThe topography is flat with a Köppen climate classification of BsK (Hot semi arid)[4]. References1. ^Robert McLean, The New atlas of Australia : the complete work containing over one hundred maps and full descriptive geography of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, together with numerous illustrations and copious indices (Sydney :John Sands, [1886) Map 14. {{NewSouthWales-geo-stub}}2. ^{{NSW GNR|id=KWQloetLMn|title=Oxley County|accessdate=}} 3. ^County of Oxley,New South Wales. Department of Lands 1922]]. 4. ^{{cite journal | last1=Peel |first1=M. C. |last2=Finlayson |first2=B. L. |last3=McMahon |first3=T. A. | year=2007 | title= Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification | journal=Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume=11 | pages=1633–1644 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 | url=http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.html | issn = 1027-5606}} (direct: Final Revised Paper) 3 : Localities in New South Wales|Geography of New South Wales|Central West (New South Wales) |
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