• Pastoralism and the Landscape: A lower Lachlan Survey Anne 0 'Kane Cannon A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy Department of Prehistory and Historical Archaeology The University of Sydney 1992 Volume II N.T. QL·D W.A.: - ~ ·~A . ·- - -S ~ 1-\. - -- ------. ·-· .... .•.t__...- ... ,_ N.S.W. ·, 4 ~Vic. Tas. # ___ ......_~·- ._ -~eJ·Y - SOU .TH .. ... ~~~ WALES -·· - . .... ·--·- Lake Cargelhoo • .... ..... Sydney ACT 200km Fig. Al: Map of New South Wales showing the location of the lower Lachlan area. Al (/) ~ 1:! ..... 1-.t()q ~ . ~. l'V~ LEGEND ~ 0 Wkm .. l46°E I I Maio Road ~~ Sto t:s"'d StJ:uvation Tanlc • • • • • • Railway 'woolslud o D s ~ 0 Town <b e-t­ ''Coan Downs" • C/) t::r ... 0 ('1) MtAI/en • Homestead ~ en 518m "o "" ~ g_ Mount Hope 0c-t-~ ~~('1) (/) ~ c-t- ....~~. 0 g ~ • (/) .... t:SooDero1 t:s > ~Oq t-.:) <b ..._ 0 ..... (') Roto ,oonthumble" ,-IlL t:s ~ • v:.. "Brotherony" ..0 c-t- 1:! .... 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I ..t lL n'"~ • .• (~ LA N~ vt·tt·t __. f--..JI~Jll ..., - URANA • • 'lMoO I m ·· .. )R A. • I ,4BALD 0 w l K N ~~~.-~~~cl N~'l73 I . LA I \ LA ' j HUNTAWANG /: • • I N' 40S . \ I ! f + fo \ US TON I .. v • • 1~1~ ~ Fig. A8: Part of the map showing leases in the Western Division of New South Wales in 1928. Map is a photocopy of the map held by the Western Lands Com­ mission, Sydney. A 8 Sketch Plan showint~..-;~ LAKE CARG£LLIGO StAle 1 Miles tD I Inch VI LLAC£ Of EUAB.ALONG ~ . ~ ~ ¥ , ..\ I ,--, 1 \ 'Jk6ull/llr I \ I ' J \ ' ~· -----.. ,..,--- ' ' ) r'-' /,. PROPOSED ', t 1 J // IRRIGATION v~,.1 / / t - - - \.,._ ... ARL~ .... - , / / ake / / / .~~ ~elligo I ' I \ '-- - __ J CARGELUGO ~ ~ , - ~.,,, ..... -6 Jt.y~ 1'(1".>' Fig. A9: Sketch plan of the system of lakes and the Lachlan River. Photocopy of a.n original held by the Water Commission of New South Wales. A9 • - ,_--~ - - ·- ·- - - ·--- ·- ·- - - - ) --- I I I I I • • I . I I I I I I I I I 1. • 'I I . 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