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Boats anchor in the harbour at Bermagui.

Bermagui

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

Gloucester

Gloucester is situated 271kms north of Sydney, in a fertile valley between the mid-north coast ... continue

Parkes

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

Inverell

Located in the north-eastern plains of New South Wales, this land alongside the MacIntyre River ... continue

<p>Trees line streets in the city of Orange</p>

Orange

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

<p>Panning for gold in Summer Hill Creek, Ophir</p>

Ophir

Ophir,&nbsp;&nbsp;just north of Orange, was originally inhabited by the Wiradjuri Aboriginal people ... continue

<p>Notorious bushranger Ben Hall</p>

Forbes

When explorer John Oxley passed through the land that would become Forbes he dismissed it ... continue

Robert Barrington Dawson

DAWSON, ROBERT BARRINGTON (1815-1891), studmaster, civil servant and pastoralist, was born at Great Bentley, Essex ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Mark John Hammond

HAMMOND, MARK JOHN (1844-1908), gold-miner and politician, was born on 15 November 1844 in Sydney ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

A boxed set of ...

Woitek Pietranik, distinguished designer and sculptor at the Royal Australian Mint, looked to the Sydney ... continue

Source: Powerhouse Museum

2001/84/328 Medal set and ...

Australia's eminent coin and medal designer, Stuart Devlin (born Geelong, 1931), looked to Sydney ... continue

Source: Powerhouse Museum