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Googong is a suburb of Queanbeyan, New South Wales, and a parish of the County of Murray located to the south of Queanbeyan. Googong contains the developed areas of Fernleigh Park, Little Burra, Googong Township and Mount Campbell Estate. It borders Jerrabomberra and Karabar on the north and Environa on the west. It is about south of the Queanbeyan central business district. The parish was originally located between the Queanbeyan River in the east, and Jerrabomberra Creek in the west. The Googong Dam is now on the boundary in the east, which was constructed in 1979. == History == Googong is located in the Monaro district of New South Wales. There are five Indigenous groups that have identified a connection to the area.〔Environmental Assessment Googong Township Water Cycle Project November 2010 http://compliance.googong.net/upload/pdfs/project-documents/an-Ch12-Heritage.pdf〕 The area also has a long history of European farming and settlement. The township is named after one of the largest farming properties in the area although the meaning and origins of the word Googong remain obscure. The first part of the original stone homestead was built in 1845 and was first occupied by Alexander McDonald, an employee of the Campbell family who were early settlers of the Canberra region.〔Googong Homestead 1845-1976 Archives ACT Research Guide 1978 http://www.archives.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/562584/Googong_Homestead_1845-1976.pdf〕 The homestead was later renamed ‘Beltana’. The area around Googong Township has a number of historic features including the old London Bridge Homestead and the London Bridge Arch, a remarkable natural limestone bridge formed by Burra Creek over thousands of years.〔ACT Parks and Recreation http://www.tams.act.gov.au/parks-recreation/water_catchments/rural_water_catchments/googong_foreshores〕 The nearby Googong Dam, fed by the Queanbeyan River and numerous creeks, is by far the largest in the ACT region. It was constructed in 1977.〔Actew Corporation website accessed 4 July 2014 http://www.actew.com.au/Water%20and%20Sewerage%20Systems/ACT%20Water%20Supply%20System/The%20Water%20Network/Water%20storage/Googong%20Dam.aspx〕 Googong Foreshores is the name given to the area around Googong Dam. This is separate from the town of Googong and is managed as a water catchment, wildlife refuge and public recreation area. Park Care volunteers help to protect the national and cultural values of the Foreshores. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Googong, New South Wales」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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