Mount Emlyn, Queensland
Mount Emlyn is a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]
| Mount Emlyn Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Mount Emlyn | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28.0333°S 151.3°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4357 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 27.5 km2 (10.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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History
The locality is named after the mountain, which was originally known as Mount Allys, which was the family name of Lord Cawdor of the British House of Peers. It was renamed Mount Emlyn in the late 1800s, after the second wife of Francis Arthur Gore, grazier of Yandilla Station.[1]
References
- "Mount Emlyn - locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48009)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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