Tallawang, New South Wales
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Tallawang is aa historical locality north of Gulgong
in central western New South Wales
, Australia
. The place name is derived from an aboriginal word for 'apple gum'.
The Tallawang area (originally often spelled Tallewang) was originally settled by Aboriginal
people. In the 1830s the area was settled by Europeans, originally raising sheep. The Tallawang area is in the valley of Tallawang Creek, which flows south into the Cudgegong River
near Gulgong.
There was an inn at Tallawang on the track and stock route which is now the Castlereagh Highway
. In the 1860s gold was discovered at Tallawang and it became the site of a minor gold rush
, overshadowed by the much larger discoveries of gold at Gulgong to the south of Tallawang.
In the late 19th century, many small farms at Tallawang were owned by retired gold miners, and Tallawang had an inn, school, church and stores. A railway station opened when the railway line was built from Gulgong to Dunedoo
in 1909, and was closed in 1974.
In the 1980s an magnitite mine operated at Tallawang, which was apparently the only magnitite mine in New South Wales in recent times. Tallawang mine continues to operate today providing product to NSW coal mines
Today nothing remains of the Tallawang township.
Gulgong, New South Wales
Gulgong is a 19th century gold rush town in the Central-West of the Australian state of New South Wales. The town is located about north west of Sydney, and about 30 km north of Mudgee along the Castlereagh Highway. At the 2006 census, Gulgong had a population of 1,907 people...
in central western New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The place name is derived from an aboriginal word for 'apple gum'.
The Tallawang area (originally often spelled Tallewang) was originally settled by Aboriginal
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
people. In the 1830s the area was settled by Europeans, originally raising sheep. The Tallawang area is in the valley of Tallawang Creek, which flows south into the Cudgegong River
Cudgegong River
The Cudgegong River is a tributary of the Macquarie River in New South Wales. It rises near Rylstone and flows generally north-west past Mudgee it flows past the edge of Gulgong and then into Lake Burrendong which is created by Burrendong Dam on the Macquarie River. Windamere Dam on the Cudgegong...
near Gulgong.
There was an inn at Tallawang on the track and stock route which is now the Castlereagh Highway
Castlereagh Highway
The Castlereagh Highway is a state highway in New South Wales, Australia, also extending some kilometres into Queensland. It has been given the route number 55. The highway was recently extended past Gilgandra to include state route 86...
. In the 1860s gold was discovered at Tallawang and it became the site of a minor gold rush
Gold rush
A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers to an area that has had a dramatic discovery of gold. Major gold rushes took place in the 19th century in Australia, Brazil, Canada, South Africa, and the United States, while smaller gold rushes took place elsewhere.In the 19th and early...
, overshadowed by the much larger discoveries of gold at Gulgong to the south of Tallawang.
In the late 19th century, many small farms at Tallawang were owned by retired gold miners, and Tallawang had an inn, school, church and stores. A railway station opened when the railway line was built from Gulgong to Dunedoo
Dunedoo, New South Wales
Dunedoo ) is a village of 836 inhabitants situated within the Warrumbungle Shire of central western New South Wales, Australia. Dunedoo is well known to Australian travellers due to its distinctive name...
in 1909, and was closed in 1974.
In the 1980s an magnitite mine operated at Tallawang, which was apparently the only magnitite mine in New South Wales in recent times. Tallawang mine continues to operate today providing product to NSW coal mines
Today nothing remains of the Tallawang township.