Goobang Creek

River in New South Wales, Australia
32°58′53″S 148°25′11″E / 32.98139°S 148.41972°E / -32.98139; 148.41972 • elevation504 m (1,654 ft) Mouthconfluence with the Lachlan River
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Condobolin
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33°5′20″S 147°9′26″E / 33.08889°S 147.15722°E / -33.08889; 147.15722
 • elevation
192 m (630 ft)Length217 km (135 mi)Basin featuresRiver systemLachlan sub–catchment,
Murray-Darling basinTributaries  • leftBillabong Creek (Goobang Creek), Crooked Creek (Goobang Creek), Gunningbland Creek • rightRamsays Lagoon[2][3]

The Goobang Creek, a perennial stream of the Lachlan sub–catchment, part of the Murrumbidgee catchment of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

The Goobang Creek rises in the Curumbenya Range, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Wolabler Mountain, east of Alectown. The creek flows generally southwest towards Parkes and then generally west, joined by three minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Lachlan River at Condobolin. The creek descends 312 metres (1,024 ft) over its 217-kilometre (135 mi) 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 Aboriginal word for a species of the acacia tree.[1]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b "NSW Railway Station Names and Origins". NSW Rail. Archived from the original on 6 February 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2008.
  2. ^ "Goobang Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 December 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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). Canberra: Murray–Darling Basin Authority. ISBN 978-1-921914-98-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2014.
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