Frogmore, New South Wales
Frogmore is a village in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. The community hall was burned down in a bushfire in 1997, and fundraising for its replacement included a Pass the hat around concert by Lee Kernaghan.[8]
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| Frogmore New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Frogmore | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34.26°S 148.85°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 132 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2586[2] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Hilltops Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Goulburn[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Hume[4] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Coordinates,[5] rainfall,[6] localities[7] | ||||||||||||||
Copper was first discovered and mined in Frogmore in the 1850s, but mining has not continued since 1907, despite further exploration since the 1950s.[6] Silver and tungsten have also been mined around Frogmore.[8]
In the 1870s, there were two copper mines operating in Frogmore — the Deer Brothers mine and the Bensusan mine.[9][10]
Climate
Frogmore has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) with warm to hot summers and cool winters. Diurnal temperature variation is generally high year round. Precipitation is rather constantly moderate year round, whereas sunshine is quite high in the region, although Frogmore unlike Canberra never had a sunshine station.
| Climate data for Frogmore (1969–1990 normals; precipitation 1898–1993) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 42.4 (108.3) |
42.2 (108.0) |
36.8 (98.2) |
33.7 (92.7) |
29.7 (85.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.7 (76.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
37.8 (100.0) |
38.9 (102.0) |
42.4 (108.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29.9 (85.8) |
29.2 (84.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.7 (62.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
28.1 (82.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
5.5 (41.9) |
2.6 (36.7) |
1.8 (35.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
0.6 (33.1) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.4 (2.06) |
38.4 (1.51) |
41.3 (1.63) |
50.9 (2.00) |
46.0 (1.81) |
56.1 (2.21) |
53.3 (2.10) |
55.8 (2.20) |
49.4 (1.94) |
54.7 (2.15) |
48.8 (1.92) |
52.9 (2.08) |
593.7 (23.37) |
| Source: [11] | |||||||||||||
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Frogmore". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- "Find a postcode: Frogmore". Australia Post. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- "Goulburn". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- "February 2016 Map of the Federal Electoral Division of Hume" (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. February 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2019 – via ABC Australia.
- "Frogmore (NSW)". Gazetteer of Australia, Place Names Search. Geoscience Australia. NSW19520. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- B.R.Ackerman (2003). "Frogmore Copper Deposit, NSW" (PDF). CRC LEME. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- "SIX Maps". Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- "Villages of the Boorowa Council Local Government Area". Boorowa Council. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- "FROGMORE". The Burrowa News (216). New South Wales, Australia. 8 November 1878. p. 2. Retrieved 8 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "FROGMORE". The Burrowa News (208). New South Wales, Australia. 6 September 1878. p. 2. Retrieved 8 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Australian Climate Normals". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 27 May 2018.