Goobang Creek
| Goobang Billabong, Coobang | |
|---|---|
NSW South Western Slopes (IBRA), Central West | |
| LGA | Parkes, Forbes |
| Towns | Parkes, Condobolin |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Curumbenya Range |
| • location | north of Wolabler Mountain |
| • coordinates | 32°58′53″S 148°25′11″E / 32.98139°S 148.41972°E |
| • elevation | 504 m (1,654 ft) |
Murray-Darling basin | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Billabong Creek (Goobang Creek), Crooked Creek (Goobang Creek), Gunningbland Creek |
| • right | Ramsays Lagoon |
| [2][3] | |
The Goobang Creek, a
.Course and features
The Goobang Creek rises in the Curumbenya Range, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Wolabler Mountain, east of
course.[3]
The Newell Highway crosses the creek near Parkes.[3]
History
Prior to European settlement, the catchment area of the creek was inhabited by the Wiradjuri people. Major Thomas Mitchell and John Oxley were early explorers in the area. The town of Condobolin was proclaimed in 1859. In the mid-1860s, gold was mined on the creek. The bushranger Ben Hall was shot dead at Goobang Creek in 1865.[4]
Etymology
Goobang is believed to be an
See also
- List of rivers of New South Wales (A-K)
- Rivers of New South Wales
References
- ^ a b "NSW Railway Station Names and Origins". NSW Rail. Archived from the original on 6 February 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2008.
- ^ "Goobang Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ a b c "Map of Goobang Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Ben Hall". NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. Government of New South Wales. 25 January 2008. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007.
External links
- "Lachlan River catchment" (map). Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales.
- Trueman, Will (2012). True Tales of the Trout Cod: River Histories of the Murray–Darling Basin (Lachlan River catchment booklet) (PDF). ISBN 978-1-921914-98-0. Archived from the original(PDF) on 25 February 2014.
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