Frampton, New South Wales

Frampton
New South Wales
Frampton
Coordinates 34°41′S 147°55′E / 34.683°S 147.917°E / -34.683; 147.917Coordinates: 34°41′S 147°55′E / 34.683°S 147.917°E / -34.683; 147.917
Established 311
Location
LGA(s) Cootamundra Shire
County Harden
State electorate(s) Cootamundra
Federal Division(s) Hume

Frampton is a locality on the Sydney to Melbourne rail line and in the north east part of the Riverina and situated about 14 kilometres south west from Cootamundra and 11 kilometres north east from Bethungra.

Cungegong Post Office opened on 1 April 1875, was renamed Frampton in June 1889, renamed Moatefield next month, named Frampton again in 1905 and closed in 1965.[1] A railway station served the locality from 1878 until closure in 1975, and has now been demolished.[2]

Notes and references

  1. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2009-06-11
  2. Frampton station. NSWrail.net, accessed 29 August 2009.
Preceding station   NSW Main lines   Following station
towards Albury
Main Southern Line
towards Sydney
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