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Inverell, town, northeastern New South Wales, Australia. It is situated at the junction of the Swanbrook and Macintyre rivers in the Western Slopes district. It was established in 1848 as a stock station. It was declared a town in 1858 and a municipality in 1872, when it was given its Gaelic name, which means “meeting of the swans.” In 1979 amalgamation of the municipality with neighbouring shires created Inverell Shire. It serves an area of...

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