original: history rockingham was first surveyed in 1847 , it was gazetted as a town in 1897 .
simplifications: rockingham was first looked at in 1847 , it was announced as a town in a magazine in 1897 . history rockingham was first surveyed in 1847 and became a town in 1897 . historic rockingham was first surveyed in 1847 , it was gazetted as a town in 1897 . history rockingham was first surveyed in 1847 , it was gazetted as a town in 1897 . history - rockingham was first surveyed in 1847 , it was gazetted as a town in 1897 . rockingham was first surveyed in 1847 , it was gazetted as a town in 1897 . first surveyed in 1847 , rockingham was officially named a town in 1897 . history : rockingham was first mapped in 1847 , it was announced as a town in 1897 .