Mount Rivers, New South Wales

Place in New South Wales, Australia

Mount Rivers
New South Wales

Mount Rivers

Coordinates| 32°21′S 151°29′E﻿ / ﻿32.350°S 151.483°E﻿ / -32.350; 151.483
Population| 43 (2016)
Established| 1850
Gazetted| 15 September 1978
Postcode(s)| 2311
Location|

* 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Dungog
* 10 km (6 mi) NW of East Gresford

LGA(s)| Dungog
County| Durham
Parish| St Julian

Mount Rivers is a locality in the Dungog Shire, New South Wales, Australia.[1]

## History

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In 1825, John Phillips Webber established his Penshurt estate in present-day Mount Rivers.[2][3] The estate was sold in 1834 to George Townsend for a thousand pounds. The land was subdivided into 6 lots in 1855 and then further subdivided into 10 lots in 1914. A post office was opened in 1861, and a telephone exchange opened at the office in 1917. The post office was moved to a new site in 1927 after the land was sold, and moved again in 1931. After the resignation of the postmistress in 1966, the post office was permanently closed in 1967.[4]

Mount Rivers was well known for its cheese circa 1900. A cheese factory was established by Alfred Holden, procuring a considerable reputation, with its produce being sold as "Penshurst" cheese in Maitland[5]

Initially, Mount Rivers had a private school. It was converted to a public school in 1875. A decline in enrolments forced it to cease as a public school in 1924.[4] However, through subsidisation, it continued to exist, and in 1939 it reopened as an official public school. Eventually, the school was closed in 1981.[6]

## Geography

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The Paterson River flows from the Lostock Dam into the north of Mount Rivers, and then flows out, south-west, into Gresford. A river crossing along Cross Keys Road traverses the Paterson River, permitting alternate passage to westerly and southerly neighbouring towns such as East Gresford and Dungog.

## References

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1. ^ "NSW Place and Road Naming Proposals System". proposals.gnb.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
2. ^ Karskens, Grace (July 1988). "Dungog Heritage Study - Thematic History" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
3. ^ New South Wales. Department of Lands. (1972), "1 map; on sheet 59 x 79 cm.", Parish of St. Julian, County of Durham, Parish maps of New South Wales. (6th ed.), Sydney: Dept. of Lands, nla.obj-570030636, retrieved 10 January 2022 – via Trove
4. ^ a b Mount Rivers Public School - First One Hundred Years (PDF). 1975.
5. ^ "Gresford 1829 - 1979" (PDF). 1979. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
6. ^ Williams, Michael (August 2014). "A History in Three Rivers - Dungog Shire Heritage Study" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

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