gold rush

Kogarah derives its name from an Aboriginal word meaning a place of reeds or rushes ... continue

Wiradjuri people are originally from the land that is bordered by the Lachlan, Macquarie and ... continue

Named after their distinctive blue haze due to the oil from the surrounding Eucalypt forests ... continue

Queanbeyan is located near the Canberra and New South Wales state border. The picturesque land ... continue

The contemporary concept of acting and theatre was first brought to Australia with the white ... continue

Originally inhabited by the Wiradjuri, Ngyampaa and Barkindji Aboriginal people, the land surrounding Lake Cargelligo ... continue

The coastal town of Bermagui on the far south coast of New South Wales was ... continue

Originally inhabited by the Dharug Aboriginal people, Springwood was one of the first towns in ... continue

Traditionally the land of the Cammerygal Aboriginal people, Willoughby was named after Sir James Willoughby ... continue

The Gold Rush of the 1850s and '60s brought a significant migrant population of people ... continue

Deputy Government surveyor Major Thomas Mitchell would pass through the land of the Wiradjuri tribe ... continue

Traditionally home to the Wallumedegal Aboriginal people, the land surrounding the area which would become ... continue

Traditionally the land of the Eora Aboriginal people, Bankstown was first surveyed for a town ... continue

New South Wales has a long history of mining and mineral processing activity. The remote ... continue

Despite the area declared to be the site of a new town to be named ... continue

West Wyalong is 486km west of Sydney -  a transit town for those traveling between ... continue

Established as a town in 1846, Orange grew from the gold rush era following the ... continue

Quick stats: Port Macquarie has the highest number of registered marriages, with 31,746 couples ... continue

Born in Canada, John Gilbert came to Australia with his family in 1852. Initially settling ... continue

Located on the banks of the Belubula River in the central western plains of New ... continue

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