Roxburgh County was one of the original

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and is now one of the 141

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. It includes the area to the north east of Bathurst, lying to the north and east of the Fish River to the junction of the

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. It includes

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. The Gudgegong River is the border to the north. Roxburgh County named after the

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of the same name. It was named in 1829.

Parishes within this county

A full list of parishes found within this county; their current

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and mapping coordinates to the approximate centre of each location is as follows:

References

{{GeoGroup Counties of New South Wales