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| Postcode: | 2586[1] | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: | ||||||||||||
| Elevation: | 513 m (1,683 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | Hilltops Council | ||||||||||||
| County: | King | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Goulburn[2] | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Hume[3] | ||||||||||||
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Frogmore is a village in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. It was previously a mining town.
Mining history[]
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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.[4][5] Silver and tungsten have also been mined around Frogmore.[6]
In the 1870s, there were two copper mines operating in Frogmore — the Deer Brothers mine[7] and the Bensusan mine.[8][9] Copper was also mined north west of Frogmore.[10][11][12][13]
In 1882, quartz reef gold was found to the north of Frogmore, resulting in a minor rush to stake claims,[14] but there were no significant gold mines in the area.[10]
Community and facilities[]
Frogmore had a public school from 1875 to 1982.[15] The village has an Anglican church, a Uniting church (formerly Methodist), and a Catholic church,[7] St John the Baptist, with a Catholic cemetery in its grounds.[16] There is also a general cemetery.[17]
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.[18]
In the 2016 census, Frogmore's population was 132,[19] which had grown to 146 in 2021.[20]
Climate[]
Frogmore has a climate intermediate between that of the South Eastern Highlands and South West Slopes, most similar to Yass. Diurnal range is generally high year round, but markedly lesser in winter due to greater cloud cover. Precipitation peaks slightly in winter.
| Climate data for Frogmore (1969–1990, rainfall 1898–1993); 500 m AMSL; 34.27° S, 148.84° E | |||||||||||||
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| 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 (28.4) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 52.4 (2.063) |
38.4 (1.512) |
41.3 (1.626) |
50.9 (2.004) |
46.0 (1.811) |
56.1 (2.209) |
53.3 (2.098) |
55.8 (2.197) |
49.4 (1.945) |
54.7 (2.154) |
48.8 (1.921) |
52.9 (2.083) |
593.7 (23.374) |
| Source: [21] | |||||||||||||
References[]
- ^ "Find a postcode: Frogmore". Australia Post. https://auspost.com.au/postcode/frogmore.
- ^ "Goulburn". New South Wales Electoral Commission. https://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/District-profiles/Goulburn.
- ^ "February 2016 Map of the Federal Electoral Division of Hume". Commonwealth of Australia. February 2016. http://www.abc.net.au/dat/news/elections/federal/2016/guide/maps/hume.pdf.
- ^ B.R.Ackerman (2003). "Frogmore Copper Deposit, NSW". CRC LEME. http://www.crcleme.org.au/RegExpOre/Frogmore.pdf.
- ^ "Frogmore copper mine, Frogmore, Boorowa, King Co., New South Wales, Australia". https://www.mindat.org/loc-227904.html.
- ^ "Villages of the Boorowa Council Local Government Area". Boorowa Council. http://www.boorowa.nsw.gov.au/economic-development-tourism/about-boorowa/villages-boorowa-council-local-government-area.
- ^ a b McGowan, Barry (September 2007). "Hegemony, localism and ethnicity: The ‘Welsh’ mining communities of Currawang and Frogmore in southern New South Wales.". Journal of Australasian Mining History 5: 44–63.
- ^ "FROGMORE.". The Burrowa News (New South Wales, Australia) (216): p. 2. 8 November 1878. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104856661.
- ^ "FROGMORE.". The Burrowa News (New South Wales, Australia) (208): p. 2. 6 September 1878. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104857762.
- ^ a b "Sapling Gully mine, Monteagle Co., New South Wales, Australia". https://www.mindat.org/loc-273863.html.
- ^ "Yundoo lode, Monteagle Co., New South Wales, Australia". https://www.mindat.org/loc-273865.html.
- ^ "Right Hand Creek mine, Monteagle Co., New South Wales, Australia". https://www.mindat.org/loc-273864.html.
- ^ "Bell View Mine, Monteagle Co., New South Wales, Australia". https://www.mindat.org/loc-273866.html.
- ^ "RUSH AT FROGMORE.". Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919): pp. 12. 1882-03-11. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article70966595.
- ^ "Frogmore Public School". https://nswgovschoolhistory.cese.nsw.gov.au/schoolHistory?schoolId=3170.
- ^ "Australian Cemeteries Index - Cemetery 534 - Frogmore Catholic" (in en). https://austcemindex.com/cemetery.php?id=534.
- ^ "Australian Cemeteries Index - Cemetery 6099 - Frogmore General". https://austcemindex.com/cemetery.php?cemid=6099.
- ^ "Frogmore fires up" (in en-AU). 2011-06-22. https://www.boorowanewsonline.com.au/story/1105584/frogmore-fires-up/.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Frogmore". 2016 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC11571.
- ^ "2021 Frogmore, Census All persons QuickStats". https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL11574.
- ^ "Australian Climate Normals". Bureau of Meteorology. http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_070034_All.shtml.
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