Auckland County

Auckland County is one of the 141 cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It is at the extreme south-east of the state, with the Victorian border to the south, and the area to the north of the Brogo River the boundary to the north. It includes Bega, Eden and Merimbula.

Auckland
New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Lands administrative divisions around Auckland:
Beresford Dampier Pacific Ocean
Wellesley Auckland Pacific Ocean
Croajingolong (Vic) Croajingolong (Vic) Pacific Ocean

Auckland County was named in honour of George Eden, who was the First Earl of Auckland between (1784-1849).[1] (Coincidentally, the county has the same latitude as the city of Auckland, New Zealand - which was also named for George Eden.)

In 1852, it had an area of 1,536,000 acres (6,220 km2) and was described as being mountainous with fertile plains.[2]

References
  1. "Auckland County". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
  2. "Old Welsh Books with English Translations", The Land of Gold: the Companion for the Welsh Emigrant to Australia, 1852
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