Frederickton, New South Wales

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Frederickton New South Wales
Frederickton Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	31°02′S 152°52′E / 31.033°S 152.867°E / -31.033; 152.867Coordinates: 31°02′S 152°52′E / 31.033°S 152.867°E / -31.033; 152.867
Population	1,136 (2016)[1]
Established	1911
Postcode(s)	2440
Location	436 km (271 mi) from Sydney
LGA(s)	Kempsey Shire
County	Dudley
Parish	Yarrabandini

Frederickton is a town on the Macleay River, New South Wales. Located about 6 km NE by N of Kempsey and about 7 km W by S of Smithtown. It is roughly 436 kilometres north of Sydney. The Macleay Valley Bridge, the longest bridge on the Pacific Highway commences just to the East of town.

History[]

Frederickton was named after Frederick William Chapman. In a manuscript he wrote about his life on the Macleay River called Early Days on the Macleay 1836-1908 "I decided to subdivide a small portion of my property into township lots and call it Frederickton…they sold very well and a nice little village had soon formed."

He had surveyed the 170 acres for sub division. The locality had been the site of a ship building, this town was based around ship building, timber getting and pastoral pursuits.^[2]

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External links[]

• "Frederickton". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.

• Frederickton

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