EXPLORING GULGONG | AUSTRALIA TRAVEL
This week i got to travel to the little country town of Gulgong in rural New South Wales, Australia - located in the Mid West NSW Region. I also check out the Henry Lawson Center - a museum commemorating Henry Lawson and his work as a renowned Australian author and poet.
See you guys next Friday for a new adventure!
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More information about Gulgong from Wikipedia:
Gulgong is a 19th-century gold rush town in the Central Tablelands and the wider Central West regions of the Australian state of New South Wales. The town is located about 300 km (190 mi) north west of Sydney, and about 30 km north of Mudgee along the Castlereagh Highway. At the 2011 census, Gulgong had a population of 1,866. It is situated within the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area.
Today, much of the 19th century character of the town remains, contributing to its appeal as a tourist destination. Of special interest is the Prince of Wales Opera House, a survivor with a rich history.
An attraction of note is the Gulgong Pioneer Museum, which has a huge collection of thematically-displayed exhibits, ranging from kitchen utensils to complete buildings that have been relocated to a 'street' on the site. Apart from tourism and hospitality, local industries include wine production, wool, wheat growing and coal mining.
Yarrobil National Park is located 21 kilometers (13 mi) north west of Gulgong.
The name 'Gulgong' is derived from the name used by the traditional inhabitants, the Wiradjuri, for 'deep waterhole'. Like several towns in this area, it began as a gold mining center. However, being founded in the 1870s, it was one of the last to be dominated by 'poor man's diggings', that is by individuals without substantial capital investment.
Novelist and bush poet Henry Lawson lived briefly in Gulgong as a child in the early 1870s, while his father sought instant wealth as a miner. A montage of goldrush-era Gulgong street scenes was used as a backdrop to the portrait of Lawson on the first Australian ten dollar note (which was in use from 1966 until replaced by a polymer banknote in November 1993).
The town and its surrounding district feature in Lawson's fiction, especially in Joe Wilson and His Mates.
Gulgong is believed to be one of the primary locations in Thomas Alexander Browne's Robbery under Arms. Australia's first novelist of note, Browne was police magistrate in the period 1871-81. He once hosted English author Anthony Trollope, who later recorded his impressions of Australia and New Zealand (1875).
Gulgong is at the junction of the Sandy Hollow line (which runs west from Muswellbrook), and the Gwabegar line, (which runs north-south from Gwabegar to Wallerawang). A section of the Gwabegar railway line south of Gulgong to Kandos has been closed since 30 June 2007.
Gulgong has hosted an international ceramics festival every three years since 1989, most recently over April 17 to 23 2016.
More information about New South Wales Australia from Wikipedia:
New South Wales (abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west.
It has a coast line with the Tasman Sea on its east side. The Australian Capital Territory is an enclave within the state. New South Wales' state capital is Sydney, which is also Australia's most populous city.
In March 2014, the estimated population of New South Wales was 7.5 million, making it Australia's most populous state. Just under two-thirds of the state's population, 4.67 million, live in the Greater Sydney area. Inhabitants of New South Wales are referred to as New South Welshmen
The Colony of New South Wales was founded as a penal colony in 1788. It originally comprised a more than half of the Australian mainland with its western boundary set at 129th meridian east in 1825.
In addition, the colony also included the island territories of New Zealand, Van Diemen's Land, Lord Howe Island, and Norfolk Island. During the 19th century, most of the colony's area was detached to form separate British colonies that eventually became New Zealand and the various states and territories of Australia.
However, the Swan River Colony has never been administered as part the New South Wales.
Lord Howe Island remains part of New South Wales, while Norfolk Island has become a federal Territory, as have the areas now known as the Australian Capital Territory and the Jervis Bay Territory.
My Long Weekend Vlog to Gulgong
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Hey guys I hope you all had an amazing long weekend I know I did I went to the Henry Lawson Festival in Gulgong which is a small town just outside of Mudgee and here is some footage that I got while I was there I hope you guys enjoy xoxo
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Trip To Gulgong NSW 2010
My friend and artist, Peter Williamson spent several weeks in Gulgong NSW on an artist residency in 2010. These are a few pictures from the trip out to visit him.
Gulgong hospital closed down
Gulgong District Hospital in central western New South Wales has been shut down due to asbestos scares despite protests from thousands of locals.
Clinic at Gulgong with Wayne Caslick
This clinic was held August 2010. Wayne is giving a demonstration with Cas Bar Rock Star, a young bay gelding by his Stallion Cas Sir Ray Buck. Rocky has been started for only 5 weeks. Rocky has been sold to a lady in South Australia who promises he will be in the Royal Melbourne show September 2011.
Gulgong sobriety test
This is how we tell if you have had enough to drink
Gulgong XC 2012
Fantastic times in the sky at Gulgong XC 2012
A short video of Robbie Nicols and Kyle Pilati a Gulgong Skatepark
Residents fight to keep hospital open
Residents fighting to save a local hospital in the NSW central-west town of Gulgong have met with State Health Minister Carmel Tebbutt to discuss alternative options.
Britzing Mt Panorama in Bathurst NSW, Australia
Blitzing in our Britz 4WD around Mount Panorama in Bathurst, New South Wales Australia. Not as quick as the legend Peter Brock but nearly as exciting. We did laps and laps!!! Watch out for the police speed camera.
Gulgong Skaters Josh and Todd
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Aerotow Course Gulgong
thanks to Curt and Alex at Warren Windsports and tug pilot Steve
DUNEDOO SWANS V GULGONG 12th July 2014
With no game this week, just thought you might all like a little footy fix from the 12th July game against Gulgong. Go the Swannies !!!!
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Lace monitor climbing tree, plus lightning storm
The animals in the video are - a goanna (lace monitor), red necked wallabies and a butcher bird. The storm was videoed in October 2009 near Gulgong, Australia.
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danceing in coles in gulgong (a crack up)
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