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ARMIDALE , a See also:town in Sandon See also:county, New See also:South See also:Wales, See also:Australia, 313 M. by See also:rail N. of See also:Sydney . Pop . (1901) 4249 . It lies at an See also:elevation of 3313 ft., in a picturesque mountainous See also:district, for the most See also:part See also:pastoral and agricultural, though it contains some alluvial See also:gold diggings . See also:Antimony is found in large quantities near the town . Armidale is a See also:cathedral town, being the seat of a See also:Roman See also:Catholic See also:bishop and belonging to the See also:joint See also:Anglican See also:diocese of See also:Grafton; Armidale St See also:Peter's, the Anglican cathedral, and St See also:Mary's, the Rqman Catholic, are both See also:fine buildings . The town is the centre of See also:great educational activity, its See also:schools including the New See also:England girls' school, St See also:Patrick's See also:college, the high school, the Ursuline See also:convent and See also:state schools . Armidale became a See also:municipality in 1863 . |
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