Part I - Other Considerations - Richmond Valley Council
Part I - Other Considerations - Richmond Valley Council
Part I - Other Considerations - Richmond Valley Council
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<strong>Richmond</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Development Control Plan 2012I17. Historic New Italy Village AreaNew Italy was settled by Italian migrant families in 1882. The settlementconsisted of 53 selections, ranging from 40 to 120 acres, having a total areaof about 3030.75 acres (1226.5ha).In 2002 the New Italy Settlement Landscape was recognised as having Statesignificance being:‣ evidence of a settlement built through the tenacity, forbearance andtechnical skills (esp. horticultural and architectural) of a unique group ofAustralian settlers, and‣ also significant to those displaced Italian migrants who were allowedassisted passage to Australia by Sir Henry Parkes after the ill-fatedMarquis de Rays expedition of 1881.Figure I17.1 Boundaries of the Historic New Italy Village Area (also referredto as the New Italy Settlement Area)<strong>Part</strong> I – <strong>Other</strong> <strong>Considerations</strong> – Historic New Italy Village Area I.179
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