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Aberdeen
A pastoral grant and Hunter River crossing established an Upper Hunter township.
1828Segenhoe grant made · Aberdeen named
WHAT STARTED IT
Thomas Potter Macqueen's 10,000-acre Segenhoe grant was made in 1828. He named the township after George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen.
WHAT SUSTAINED IT
The town layout was pegged beside the Segenhoe ford in 1838, the railway arrived by 1870, and the Australian Chilling and Freezing Company established works in 1891.
TURNING POINTS
1828Macqueen receives the 10,000-acre Segenhoe grant and names Aberdeen.
1838The town layout is pegged beside the Segenhoe ford.
1870The railway reaches Aberdeen.
1891The Australian Chilling and Freezing Company establishes works.
WHAT IT DOES NOW
An Upper Hunter town on the New England Highway between Scone and Muswellbrook, known for its Scottish heritage and annual Highland Games.