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Wellington, town, east-central New South Wales, Australia. It lies at the confluence of the Macquarie and Bell rivers. The future site of the town was used by John Oxley as a base for exploration (1817–18); he named it for the duke of Wellington. A convict settlement from 1823 to 1831, it was proclaimed a town in 1846, a municipality in 1879, and a shire in 1947. In 1950 Wellington was merged with Macquarie and a...

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