Murray County, New South Wales
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Murray County, New South Wales was one of the original Nineteen Counties in New South Wales and is now one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It included the area which is now part of Canberra and up as far north as Lake George and Yass. It is bounded on the west by the Murrumbidgee River, on the east by the Shoalhaven River and on the north by the Yass River. A large area of the county was transferred to the Commonwealth government in 1909 in the Seat of Government Acceptance Act to make part of the Australian Capital Territory, along with land in Cowley County.
Murray County is named in honour of Lieutenant-Governor, Sir George Murray (1772-1846).[1]
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