Illewong
Illewong was a mining village, now a ghost town, in the Orana (New South Wales), Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. Prior to 1906, it was known as Bee Mountain. The area, in which Illewong once lay, is now part of Cobar, for postal and statistical purposes. Location The village was around 17.5 kilometres (the road distance was described as '12 miles' or 19 kilometres) south east of Cobar, in the County of Robinson, Parish of Narri. It should not be confused with the Parish of Illewong, in the adjoining County of Blaxland. History Aboriginal occupation The area that later became Illewong lies within the traditional lands of Wangaaypuwan dialect speakers (also known as Wangaibon) of Ngiyampaa people, referred to in their own language as Ngiyampaa Wangaaypuwan. Mining village and Queen Bee Copper Mine Before Illewong, the area was known as Bee Mountain. Gold was discovered there in June 1889 and, by August 1889, there had been a minor gold rush. Although some pr ...
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County Of Blaxland
Blaxland County is one of the 141 cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It is bounded to the south by the Lachlan River and a small part of Waverley Creek. It includes Mount Hope, New South Wales, Mount Hope and the Nombinnie Nature Reserve. Blaxland County was named in honour of John Blaxland (explorer), John Blaxland, landowner and merchant. Parishes within this county A full list of parishes found within this county; their current Local government in Australia, LGA and mapping coordinates to the approximate centre of each location is as follows: (*) The Parish of Illewong should not be confused with the former mining village of Illewong, New South Wales, Illewong, nearer to Cobar, in the neighbouring Robinson County. References

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