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Our History

WarMemorial Upper Hunter Shire Council was formed from the amlgamation of Merriwa, Murrurundi & Scone shires in 2004.

The History of various areas within our shire is described below.

History of Cassilis - Published: 30 Oct 2007
Cassilis is a pleasant little village of a hundred people which is located just off the Golden Highway on the Munmurra River. more ..

History of Aberdeen - Published: 30 Oct 2007

In 1828 Thomas Potter McQueen was granted 10 000 acres between Scone and Muswellbrook. He named this small township Aberdeen after his friend George Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen. Segenhoe Inn was built in 1837 by Thomas Potter McQueen. The inn was built on his land named Segenhoe after the Segenhoe Manor in which he was born in Bedfordshire in 1791. It was built with five bedrooms – two large parlours, the landlord’s family room, a small parlour, double room downstairs, there were two dormitories upstairs for the male and female servants. The inn also had a detached kitchen, a tap room and storeroom. The backyard consisted of a 30 acre paddock of pasture and a 10 acre paddock for green barley grown for the horses. In 1889 many years later the inn was the local hotel. In 1905 it became accommodation for travellers passing by and was named the Segenhoe Hotel. The name of the inn had changed a number of times since it was built. It was still named the Segenhoe Hotel in 1937 when travellers continued to stop to spend the night

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History of Murrurundi - Published: 30 Oct 2007
Murrurundi was home to the Wanaruah tribes before settlement by white people. Murrurundi gets its name from the Wanaruah place name "Murrumdoorandi". more ..

History of Merriwa - Published: 30 Oct 2007
Merriwa District was first known as Gummun (or small) Plains. more ..

History of Scone - Published: 18 Oct 2004
Visitors with a passion for history, or who want to unlock a mystery about their family history, will find the Scone and Upper Hunter Historical Society's Museum and Research Centre a delight. more ..


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