Wharfdale, New South Wales

Wharfdale is a bounded rural locality, and cadastral parish south of Nyngan and west of Tottenham, New South Wales.[1][2][3]

Warfdale is located at 32°12′54″S 147°02′04″E and is in Bogan Shire and Flinders County. [4] Warfdale is one of the candidates for the geographic center of the state of New South Wales,[5] and is at an elevation 281 meters above sea level,[6]

The area is named for Wharfedale in Yorkshire.

The original inhabitants of the area were the Wiradjuri Australian aboriginal tribe, and the first European to visit the area was Thomas Mitchell, who explored the area around the Bogan River in 1835.

Today much of the area is incorporated into the Wharfedale State Forest.[7]

References
  1. Wharfdale State Forest - NSW.
  2. "Wharfdale State Forest NSW".
  3. "Map of Wharfdale State Forest in New South Wales showing Nyngan (Highlighted in purple) - Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia".
  4. The Overflow - NSW at OZexplore.com.
  5. Wharfdale, New South Wales Map.
  6. https://mapcarta.com/34716224 Wharfdale State Forest] at mapcarta.
  7. Map of Wharfdale State Forest, NSW


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