Location
Nymboida is a rural village in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. It is about 21 kilometres south-west of Coutts Crossing, 44 kilometres south-west of Grafton and approximately 687 km north of Sydney. The village is in the Clarence Valley Council local government area. (wikipedia)
History
British occupation began in 1840 when Gregory Blaxland Jnr, son of the explorer Gregory Blaxland, together with William Forster established sheep stations in the area. Due to the land being forcibly taken from the Aboriginal inhabitants, violence occurred between the newcomers and the original owners. Blaxland subsequently named his land claim Pandemonium due to the conflict that was encountered. Several years later, when he was trying to sell the land on, Blaxland changed the name of the property to Nymboida. The naming of the town of Nymboida, which is located within the boundaries of Blaxland’s initial claim, was derived from this title. Blaxland was later killed in further frontier violence when setting up a pastoral property in Queensland.
Nymboida became a service stop for Cobb and Co stagecoaches, bullock teams, timber cutters, graziers and other pioneers who stopped here on the wool road from Armidale to Grafton. (wikipedia)
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