Canowindra - Discover the Riches
Canowindra
Take-in the charm of Canowindra’s thriving arts, food and niche retail scene nestled within historical buildings and museums, a unique ‘bendy’ main street and surrounded by fertile rural land.
An arts and tourism hub, Canowindra has still maintained a charmingly friendly small town atmosphere. Canowindra is well known for its ballooning and fish fossils.
A scientifically significant 360million year-old fossil find is the foundation for the Age of Fishes Museum and the Historic Museum is also worth a visit. Canowindra also has a colourful bushranger heritage to explore steeped in folk law.
The historical main street features an unusual bent shape and late nineteenth century architecture. The main street and the through-road both feature one of a kind shopping experiences from fashion to homewares and art galleries.
Canowindra is known for its dining and wine with cellar door and winery experiences, cafes, pubs, and clubs galore. Rich in local produce, a strong niche speciality retail/local cuisine scene has emerged over the past ten years.
The Events Calendar for Canowindra and the surrounding region is jam packed with festivals, markets, sporting and cultural events celebrating everything the area has to offer.
Accommodation is abundant and varied in Canowindra. The variety of facilities makes Canowindra a comfortable base to explore the rest of the region.
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Historical Museum @ Canowindra 12102013
Historical Museum @ Canowindra 12 October 2013
Filmed by, Greg Burt
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Belubula River Canowindra
Some drone footage of the Belubula River at Canowindra
[Legislative Council] 2R - State Arms, Symbols and Emblems Amendment (Fossil Emblem) Bill 2015
13 October 2015
Legislative Council, NSW Parliament
2nd Reading Speech - State Arms, Symbols and Emblems Amendment (Fossil Emblem) Bill 2015
The Hon. ADAM SEARLE (Leader of the Opposition) [9.17 p.m.]: I lead for the Opposition on the State Arms, Symbols and Emblems Amendment (Fossil Emblem) Bill 2015. The Opposition does not oppose the bill. I note at the outset that Western Australia is the only other Australian jurisdiction to have a State fossil emblem. The proposed new emblem will join the State bird emblem, the kookaburra; the State animal emblem, the platypus; the State fish emblem, the blue groper; and the State gemstone emblem, the black opal. The waratah, of course, remains the official State floral emblem.
The Geological Survey of NSW conducted extensive consultations with relevant experts and institutions to select a worthy State fossil emblem. Mandageria fairfaxi is unique to New South Wales and with its moveable neck marks a critical stage in vertebrate evolution. It comes from the time when fish ruled the world and animals were only on the verge of walking the planet. It marks the bridge from water- to land-based creatures. The fossils of this fish and many other important fossils are housed in the Age of Fishes Museum, which is run by the Cabonne Shire Council and was established in 1998. It is one of only two fish fossil museums in the world and is a national heritage site due to its scientific significance. Located in the New South Wales country town of Canowindra, it houses a huge collection of fish fossils from the Devonian era, about 360 million years ago. Famous naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough, who visited the site in 2013, has pronounced the collection to be both extraordinary and of world class. That speaks very highly of the sophistication of the collection and the care and attention that has gone into its assembly and curation.
The site where the fossils were found contains hundreds of prehistoric fish that perished at the bottom of a small lake or billabong that dried up nearly 400 million years ago, and is one of this country's most impressive fossil deposits. In 1955 the roadworks near Canowindra uncovered a large rock slab covered with unusual impressions, which was then placed by the side of the road, as mentioned by the Minister. A local apiarist, or beekeeper, later found the slab, believed the impressions to be fossils and contacted the Australian Museum. In 1993 a palaeontologist and senior researcher at the Australian Museum, Dr Alex Ritchie, a world authority on early fish, led the only excavation at the site, which led to the removal of about 70 tonnes of rock slab and revealed more than 3,000 fish fossils from the Devonian era. It is believed that the site may also contain some of the earliest evidence of tetrapods, the first animals to walk on land.
The fish fossil, Mandageria fairfaxi, is the largest fish from the Canowindra site. The 13 or so specimens of the fish were found in 1993 and were described and named in 1997 by Dr Zerina Johanson of the Australian Museum with Dr Per Ahlberg, who was then at the Natural History Museum in London. Nearly two metres long, it was the apex predator in the Canowindra fish community, and its long torpedo-shaped body resembles the modern pike, to which it is not, however, related. I note that the Minister's media release of 13 August this year claimed that the fossil was named in part after a local creek, which is not correct. It is named after the Mandagery sandstone formation in which the fossils were found and which also gave its name to the local waterway.
It is, however, correct that the fossil is named after the publisher James Fairfax, who financially supported research into the fish fossil. As the Minister indicated, the department is conducting a competition, which I believe closed on 18 September, to nickname the fossil. I will not make any predictions about any favourite names but we look forward to the Minister's report to the House as to the results. The selection of a fish fossil emblem recognises the significant scientific heritage of the State and this country, fitting for what is, after all, the oldest continent on the face of the planet.
Canowindra NSW: A country road trip in pictures
The town of Canowindra in NSW is perhaps best known as the ballooning capital of Australia, but it was a great place to stop over and explore during a country road trip. Music: sleepy Jake by Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library)
Food & Wine Fair at Memorial Park @ Canowindra 12102013
Food & Wine Fair at Memorial Park @ Canowindra 12 October 2013
Held as a part of the Bush Ranger week end in Canowindra
Filmed by, Greg Burt
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List of natural history museums | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:00:34 1 Africa
00:00:42 1.1 Algeria
00:00:56 1.2 Angola
00:01:12 1.3 Botswana
00:01:24 1.4 Canary Islands
00:01:44 1.5 Egypt
00:02:00 1.6 Ethiopia
00:02:14 1.7 Kenya
00:02:28 1.8 Mozambique
00:02:41 1.9 Namibia
00:02:56 1.10 South Africa
00:03:58 1.11 Sudan
00:04:10 1.12 Tanzania
00:04:24 1.13 Tunisia
00:04:36 1.14 Uganda
00:05:04 1.15 Zimbabwe
00:05:17 2 Asia
00:05:26 2.1 China
00:06:38 2.2 India
00:07:26 2.3 Indonesia
00:07:39 2.4 Iran
00:08:23 2.5 Iraq
00:08:35 2.6 Israel
00:09:03 2.7 Japan
00:11:35 2.8 Jordan
00:11:46 2.9 Kyrgyzstan
00:11:59 2.10 Malaysia
00:12:14 2.11 Mongolia
00:12:32 2.12 Oman
00:12:44 2.13 Pakistan
00:12:56 2.14 Philippines
00:13:16 2.15 Qatar
00:13:28 2.16 Singapore
00:13:42 2.17 South Korea
00:14:04 2.18 Taiwan
00:14:34 2.19 Thailand
00:17:35 2.20 United Arab Emirates
00:17:48 2.21 Uzbekistan
00:18:00 2.22 Vietnam
00:18:16 3 Central America
00:18:25 3.1 Belize
00:18:38 3.2 Costa Rica
00:19:16 3.3 Dominican Republic
00:19:37 3.4 Grenada
00:19:48 3.5 Guatemala
00:20:19 3.6 Honduras
00:20:31 3.7 Nicaragua
00:21:26 3.8 Panama
00:22:24 4 Europe
00:22:33 4.1 Albania
00:22:45 4.2 Armenia
00:23:00 4.3 Austria
00:24:49 4.4 Azerbaijan
00:25:12 4.5 Belarus
00:25:29 4.6 Belgium
00:25:46 4.7 Bosnia and Herzegovina
00:26:00 4.8 Bulgaria
00:26:50 4.9 Croatia
00:27:50 4.10 Czech Republic
00:28:09 4.11 Denmark
00:28:35 4.12 Estonia
00:28:52 4.13 Finland
00:29:23 4.14 France
00:31:21 4.15 Georgia
00:31:44 4.16 Germany
00:35:08 4.17 Greece
00:35:45 4.18 Greenland
00:35:57 4.19 Hungary
00:37:14 4.20 Iceland
00:37:27 4.21 Ireland
00:37:52 4.22 Italy
00:40:51 4.23 Latvia
00:41:03 4.24 Liechtenstein
00:41:15 4.25 Lithuania
00:41:32 4.26 Luxembourg
00:41:45 4.27 Macedonia
00:41:58 4.28 Malta
00:42:11 4.29 Moldova
00:42:24 4.30 Monaco
00:42:36 4.31 Montenegro
00:42:50 4.32 The Netherlands
00:43:58 4.33 Norway
00:44:27 4.34 Poland
00:45:00 4.35 Portugal
00:46:21 4.36 Romania
00:49:15 4.37 Russia
00:50:21 4.38 Serbia
00:50:43 4.39 Slovenia
00:50:58 4.40 Slovakia
00:51:14 4.41 Spain
00:52:53 4.42 Sweden
00:53:55 4.43 Switzerland
00:54:57 4.44 Turkey
00:55:17 4.45 Ukraine
00:56:09 4.46 United Kingdom
00:56:18 4.46.1 England
00:57:49 4.46.2 Scotland
00:58:23 4.46.3 Wales
00:58:37 4.46.4 Northern Ireland
00:58:48 5 North America
00:58:57 5.1 Bermuda
00:59:10 5.2 Canada
00:59:18 5.2.1 Alberta
00:59:41 5.2.2 British Columbia
01:00:11 5.2.3 Manitoba
01:00:51 5.2.4 New Brunswick
01:01:02 5.2.5 Newfoundland
01:01:17 5.2.6 Nova Scotia
01:01:34 5.2.7 Ontario
01:02:04 5.2.8 Quebec
01:02:43 5.2.9 Saskatchewan
01:03:13 5.2.10 Yukon
01:03:30 5.3 Mexico
01:04:34 5.4 United States
01:04:43 6 Oceania
01:04:52 6.1 Australia
01:07:01 6.2 Indonesia
01:08:29 6.3 New Zealand
01:09:02 7 South America
01:09:11 7.1 Argentina
01:13:12 7.2 Bolivia
01:13:41 7.3 Brazil
01:15:04 7.4 Chile
01:15:29 7.5 Colombia
01:16:06 7.6 Ecuador
01:16:20 7.7 Guyana
01:16:32 7.8 Paraguay
01:16:45 7.9 Peru
01:17:04 7.10 Trinidad and Tobago
01:17:21 7.11 Uruguay
01:17:40 7.12 Venezuela
01:18:49 8 See also
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This is a list of natural history museums, also known as museums of natural history, i.e. museums whose exhibits focus on the subject of natural history, including such topics as animals, plants, ecosystems, geology, paleontology, and climatology.
Some museums feature natural-history collections in addition to other collections, such as ones related to history, art and science. In addition, nature centers often include natural-history exhibits.