Aarons Pass is a locality in

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' Central West region in the

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of the

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. At the 2021 census, the locality had a population of 33. Aarons Pass is the first

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Etymology

Aaron's Pass, a mountain

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located in the centre of the locality, is the origin of the locality's name. The saddle, in turn, is named for

Wiradjuri The Wiradjuri people (; ) are a group of Aboriginal Australian people from central New South Wales, united by common descent through kinship and shared traditions. They survived as skilled hunter-fisher-gatherers, in family groups or clans, a ...

elder Aaron.

Geography

The Cudgegong Creek, a tributary of the Cudgegong River, forms part of the locality's western boundary. The

Castlereagh Highway Castlereagh Highway is a state highway located in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. From north to south the highway traverses South West Queensland and the North West Slopes, Orana (New South Wales), Orana, and Central West (New South ...

(B55) runs north–south through the locality's centre.

History

Before European settlement, the locality of Aarons Pass and the entire

were the home of the

people. After British arrival to the area, the first notable European to pass through the now locality was

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explorer James Blackman. He led a party of three from Bathurst to swamps in Burrundulla just east of

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, and was guided by his servant and

elder Aaron. The name of the mountain pass was

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in 1973, with the locality being named and gazetted in 1995.

Population

At the 2021 census, the locality had a population of 33, an increase of 33% from 2016. At the 2016 census, the locality had a population of 22.

References

Localities in New South Wales {{CentralWestNSW-geo-stub

Etymology

Geography

History

Population

See also

References