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Wiradjuri People

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

Gold Rush, 1852

Following the first payable gold discovery at Ophir by Edward Hammond Hargraves in 1852, the ... continue

Nyngan

The land that would become the town of Nyngan was originally inhabited by the Ngiyambaa ... continue

Emily Bennett

BENNETT, EMILY (1871-1941), feminist and political organiser, was born on 29 January 1871 at Camperdown ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography