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[Pencil drawing of] INVERELL BYRON PLAINS DISTRICT OF NEW ENGLAND.

COUNTY OF [GOUGH?]

Inverell is Situated on the Macintyre river at the junction of Swanbrook, and was first occupied in 1833 by Alex Campbell Esqr the present Licensee. Mr Campbell named this beautiful run Inverell or neck of the Swan. He also named the extensive track of Country which Stretches to the northward as far as the Sovereign or Dumaresq river and for sixty miles from the Source of the Macintyre this splendid Country he Named Byron Plains in Compliment to the Memory of the late Lord Byron whose works Mr Campbell has a great partiality for. Byron plains have become noted in New South Wales for the Superior Stock produced from the runs in this part of the District. Cootan below Endean is the name given by the Aborigines to this Station which is joined on the east by Newstead named by the Natives Corybrinbran, and on the West by the runs of Bacalla, Bannockburn and Walingurar, An abundance of the finest river fish are obtained in Swanbrook and Macintyre riverĀ Inverell is 396 Miles from Sydney by the Bendemere & Clerkness line of road - Eighty five Miles from Armadale by Yarrawick and Bundarra line & 72 Miles from Armadale by Moredun & Paradise Creek line. Inverell is nineĀ Miles from Nullamana, 14 Miles from Backalla, 21 Miles from Pindara, 30 Miles from Wellingrove & 46 Miles from Walingurar

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