Brayton, New South Wales

Brayton is a small village near the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Goulburn Mulwaree Council, with a population of 437 people.[1] It was formerly known as Longreach. "Longreach" was the property granted to Peter Stuckey in the mid-1820s. The house he built with convict labour is made of sandstone from the area. Further information is in Early Colonial Houses of New south Wales by Rachel Roxburgh.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Brayton (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 June 2009.

Coordinates: 34°38′55″S 149°58′04″E / 34.64861°S 149.96778°E / -34.64861; 149.96778

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