Drake, New South Wales
| Drake Federal division(s) | New England | |
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Drake is a parish and small rural community on the
The town is in West Fairfield Parish of Drake County New South Wales
History
In 1858 gold was discovered near Newmans Pinch, a hill on the western side of Fairfield (now Drake) and Timbarra[2] and quite a few years later copper was also mined in the vicinity.
The Timbarra Post Office opened on 1 November 1858, was renamed Drake in 1867 and closed in 1871. The later Drake office opened on 1 April 1879 and closed in 1985.[3]
During the 1860s the first sale of Drake allotments took place with 16 of the 40 lots being sold. The Public School opened in November 1887.
The Australian
The original police station and house is near the cemetery, but is privately owned. There is a new Rural Transaction & Resource Centre. St Peter the Apostle Anglican Church (former) has been placed on the Register of the National Estate.
The community is agricultural, timber and tourist based providing hiking, fishing and fossicking etc.
Population
In the 2016 Census, there were 345 people in Drake. 70.8% of people were born in Australia and 81.7% of people spoke only English at home. The most common response for religion in Drake was No Religion at 46.5%.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Drake (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- ^ "Drake". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ a b Donald, J. Kay, Exploring the North Coast and New England, Kangaroo Press, Kenthurst, 1987
- Call of the Highlands (The Tenterfield Story) 1828-1988, Ken Halliday, Southern Cross Printery, Toowoomba, c. 1988