Frogmore, New South Wales

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Frogmore
New South Wales
Frogmore is located in New South Wales
Frogmore
Frogmore
Coordinates34°16′S 148°51′E / 34.26°S 148.85°E / -34.26; 148.85Coordinates: 34°16′S 148°51′E / 34.26°S 148.85°E / -34.26; 148.85
Population132 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2586[2]
LGA(s)Hilltops Council
CountyKing
State electorate(s)Goulburn[3]
Federal division(s)Hume[4]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
20.9 °C
70 °F		 8.0 °C
46 °F		 593.7 mm
23.4 in
Localities around Frogmore:
Reids Flat
Murringo Frogmore
Boorowa Rugby
FootnotesCoordinates,[5] rainfall,[6] localities[7]

Frogmore is a village in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.

Frogmore copper mine in 1899

Copper was first discovered and mined in Frogmore in the 1850s, but mining has not continued since 1907, despite further exploration since the 1950s.[6][8] Silver and tungsten have also been mined around Frogmore.[9]

In the 1870s, there were two copper mines operating in Frogmore — the Deer Brothers mine[10] and the Bensusan mine.[11][12] Copper was also mined north west of Frogmore.[13][14][15][16]

In 1882, quartz reef gold was found to the north of Frogmore, resulting in a minor rush to stake claims,[17] but there were no significant gold mines in the area.[13]

Frogmore had a public school from 1875 to 1982.[18] The village has an Anglican church, a Uniting church (formerly Methodist), and a Catholic church,[10] St John the Baptist, with a Catholic cemetery in its grounds.[19] There is also a general cemetery.[20]

The community hall was burned down in a bushfire in 1997, and fundraising for its replacement included a Pass the hat around concert by Lee Kernaghan. There is a rural fire station on the site of the old hall and the new hall is adjacent to it.[21]

Climate[]

Frogmore has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) with warm to hot summers and cool winters. Diurnal temperature variation is generally high year round. Precipitation is rather constantly moderate year round, whereas sunshine is quite high in the region, although Frogmore unlike Canberra never had a sunshine station.

Climate data for Frogmore (1969–1990 normals; precipitation 1898–1993)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 42.4
(108.3) 		42.2
(108.0) 		36.8
(98.2) 		33.7
(92.7) 		29.7
(85.5) 		21.6
(70.9) 		21.6
(70.9) 		24.7
(76.5) 		29.9
(85.8) 		33.0
(91.4) 		37.8
(100.0) 		38.9
(102.0) 		42.4
(108.3)
Average high °C (°F) 29.9
(85.8) 		29.2
(84.6) 		26.2
(79.2) 		21.4
(70.5) 		16.7
(62.1) 		12.9
(55.2) 		11.9
(53.4) 		13.4
(56.1) 		16.2
(61.2) 		20.4
(68.7) 		24.3
(75.7) 		28.1
(82.6) 		20.9
(69.6)
Average low °C (°F) 14.5
(58.1) 		14.4
(57.9) 		12.1
(53.8) 		8.8
(47.8) 		5.5
(41.9) 		2.6
(36.7) 		1.8
(35.2) 		3.0
(37.4) 		4.7
(40.5) 		7.3
(45.1) 		9.5
(49.1) 		12.3
(54.1) 		8.0
(46.4)
Record low °C (°F) 3.8
(38.8) 		0.6
(33.1) 		1.1
(34.0) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		−6.4
(20.5) 		−5.2
(22.6) 		−6.2
(20.8) 		−6.5
(20.3) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		1.6
(34.9) 		−6.5
(20.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 52.4
(2.06) 		38.4
(1.51) 		41.3
(1.63) 		50.9
(2.00) 		46.0
(1.81) 		56.1
(2.21) 		53.3
(2.10) 		55.8
(2.20) 		49.4
(1.94) 		54.7
(2.15) 		48.8
(1.92) 		52.9
(2.08) 		593.7
(23.37)
Source: [22]

References[]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Frogmore". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 April 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Find a postcode: Frogmore". Australia Post. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Goulburn". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  4. ^ "February 2016 Map of the Federal Electoral Division of Hume" (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. February 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2019 – via ABC Australia.
  5. ^ "Frogmore (NSW)". Gazetteer of Australia, Place Names Search. Geoscience Australia. NSW19520. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  6. ^ a b B.R.Ackerman (2003). "Frogmore Copper Deposit, NSW" (PDF). CRC LEME. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  7. ^ "SIX Maps". Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Frogmore copper mine, Frogmore, Boorowa, King Co., New South Wales, Australia". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Villages of the Boorowa Council Local Government Area". Boorowa Council. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  10. ^ a b McGowan, Barry (September 2007). "Hegemony, localism and ethnicity: The 'Welsh' mining communities of Currawang and Frogmore in southern New South Wales" (PDF). Journal of Australasian Mining History. 5: 44–63.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "FROGMORE". The Burrowa News. No. 216. New South Wales, Australia. 8 November 1878. p. 2. Retrieved 8 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ "FROGMORE". The Burrowa News. No. 208. New South Wales, Australia. 6 September 1878. p. 2. Retrieved 8 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ a b "Sapling Gully mine, Monteagle Co., New South Wales, Australia". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Yundoo lode, Monteagle Co., New South Wales, Australia". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Right Hand Creek mine, Monteagle Co., New South Wales, Australia". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Bell View Mine, Monteagle Co., New South Wales, Australia". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  17. ^ "RUSH AT FROGMORE". Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919). 11 March 1882. p. 12. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Frogmore Public School". nswgovschoolhistory.cese.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 6 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ "Australian Cemeteries Index - Cemetery 534 - Frogmore Catholic". austcemindex.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Australian Cemeteries Index - Cemetery 6099 - Frogmore General". austcemindex.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Frogmore fires up". Boorowa News. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Australian Climate Normals". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 27 May 2018.


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