Argyle
Argyle County is one of the 141 Cadastral divisions in New South Wales.
It was one of the first nineteen counties in the state.
The area around Goulburn is part of it. Lake George is to the southwest, the Shoalhaven River is to the east, and the Wollondilly River is to the northeast.
Governor Macquarie named Argyle County after the county in Scotland where he grew up.
His name was given to it when he checked out the area in 1820.
The Act for Instituting and regulating Courts of General and Quarter Sessions in New South Wales was passed in 1829.
It set up courts in Cookbundoon, Goulburn Plains, and Inverary in the county.
In 1832, James Byrne was the County’s Assistant Surveyor.
Argyle had a judge and a police force in 1835.
In 1852, there were 5,565 people living there and the area was 1,248,600 acres (5,053 km2).
It was also said to have fertile land and water that would never run out.
Here is a list of Parishes in Argyle, New South Wales:
- Bannaby
- Baw Baw
- Billyrambija
- Boro
- Bourke
- Breadalbane
- Bungonia
- Collector
- Cookbundoon
- Covan
- Cullulla
- Currawang
- Eden Forest
- Goulburn
- Guineacor
- Gundary
- Gurrundah
- Inverary
- Jerralong
- Jerrara
- Kerrawary
- Mangamore
- Marulan
- Milbang
- Mullengullenga
- Mulwaree
- Mummel
- Mutmutbilly
- Nadgigomar
- Narrangarril
- Nattery
- Nerrimunga
- Norrong
- Oallen
- Pejar
- Pomeroy
- Quialigo
- Rhyana
- Strathaird
- Tarago
- Tarlo
- Terranna
- Towrang
- Turrallo
- Upper Tarlo
- Uringalla
- Wayo
- Willeroo
- Wologorong
- Yarralaw