Gundabooka, Yanda

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Coordinates: 30°32′0″S 145°47′0″E / 30.53333°S 145.78333°E / -30.53333; 145.78333
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Gundabooka Parish
Federal division(s)
Parkes

Gundabooka Parish is a

Cadastral division of New South Wales.[3][4][5][6]

Location

The Parish is on the Darling River upstream of Louth, New South Wales[7][8] and down stream of Bourke, New South Wales and is located at 30°48′57″S 145°48′36″E.

Geography

The topography is flat with a Köppen climate classification of BsK (Hot semi arid).[9] The climate is characterised by hot summers and mild winters. The annual average rainfall is 350 mm, although this is highly variable.[10]

Much of the Parish is in the Gundabooka National Park and adjoining conservation area.[11][12]

Etymology

Gunderbooka is believed to be derived from a local Aboriginal word and is also the name of Gundabook Station.[13]

History

The

Barkindji peoples.[14][15]

The first European to the area was Thomas Mitchell.

See also

References

  1. ^ Map of the County of Yanda, Western Division, NSW 1918.
  2. ^ [cartographer] C.A. Orwin, [https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-233873384/view Map of the County of Rankin : Western Division, Land Districts of Bourke, Cobar and Wilcannia, N.S.W. 1912 (New South Wales. Department of Lands Title, Sydney N.S.W. 1914).
  3. ^ "Rankin". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ The New atlas of Australia (John Sands, 1886) map 24.
  5. ^ Yanda County Archived 6 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine, GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES REGISTER EXTRACT.
  6. ^ / The New atlas of Australia, (John Sands, 1886), map 24.
  7. ^ [cartographer] C.A. Orwin, [https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-233873384/view Map of the County of Rankin : Western Division, Land Districts of Bourke, Cobar and Wilcannia, N.S.W. 1912 (New South Wales. Department of Lands Title, Sydney N.S.W. 1914).
  8. ^ The New atlas of Australia (John Sands, 1886) map 24.
  9. ISSN 1027-5606. (direct: Final Revised Paper
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  10. ^ Gundabooka National Park Plan of Management page 2.
  11. ^ Gundabooka National Park at NSW National Parks.
  12. ^ Gundabooka-national-park at visit NSW.
  13. ^ "Gunderbooka". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 January 2012. Edit this at Wikidata
  14. ^ Norman Tindale's Catalogue of Australian Aboriginal Tribes
  15. AIATSIS
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