Traditionally the land of the Wiradjuri Aboriginal People, the discovery of gold in the nearby Fish River in 1823 saw a large mining community settle in Oberon. Known early on as Bullock Flat, Oberon was officially named in 1863 after Oberon the King of the Fairies in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

External Links

Oberon Shire Council

A Quick History of Oberon

The Oberon Daffodil Festival

The Arts in Oberon

Tourism in Oberon

Visit NSW, Oberon

Kanangra-Boyd National Park

Location:

SSC18449: Oberon

Longitude:

149.872946612

Latitude:

-33.697924616