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The Far West region of 
The only city in the Far West is Broken Hill. Other significant towns are Bourke, Brewarrina, Cobar,
New South Wales
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
, Australia refers generally to the western part of the state, which is too dry to support wheat
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or other crop
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When plants of the same spe ...
s or intensive pastoral endeavours. It is west of the North West Slopes, Central West and the Riverina. It is an area with limited rainfall. The only major rivers found in it are the Darling River and the Murray River (on its southern edge), which originate in the Great Dividing Range to the east. The region corresponds to the combination of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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's forecast areas of ''Upper Western'' and ''Lower Western''. It also corresponds to the Western Division established under the New South Wales ''Western Lands Act 1901''.
The only city in the Far West is Broken Hill. Other significant towns are Bourke, Brewarrina, Cobar, Ivanhoe
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and Wentworth.
Ninety-five per cent of the region is uncleared. Major economic activities are mining and extensive pasturing. During good seasons in the 1870s and 1880s, large sheep stations were established with high stocking rates, partly in response to a widespread belief that the introduction of agriculture would result in climate change
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toward European conditions. The error of this " rain follows the plough" concept was exposed by the droughts of the 1890s. Many of the stations established during this period failed and were subsequently abandoned.
The Far West region is traversed by the Barrier Highway, the Silver City Highway, the Mitchell Highway, the Cobb Highway and the Sturt Highway. It is also served by the Sydney-Perth Railway.
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See also
* Regions of New South WalesReferences
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Regions of New South Wales Murray-Darling basin {{FarWestNSW-geo-stub