The Goobang Creek, a
perennial stream
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of the
Lachlan subcatchment, part of the
Murrumbidgee catchment of the
Murray-Darling basin, is located in the
Central West region of
New South Wales
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,
Australia
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.
Course and features
The Goobang Creek rises in the Curumbenya Range, north of Wolabler Mountain, east of . The creek flows generally southwest towards and then generally west, joined by three minor tributaries before reaching its
confluence
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with the Lachlan River at
Condobolin
Condobolin is a town in the west of the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia, on the Lachlan River. At the , Condobolin had a population of 3,185.
History
Prior to European settlement, the area was inhabited by the Wiradjuri pe ...
. The creek descends over its
course
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[
The ]Newell Highway
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crosses the creek near Parkes.[
]
History
Prior to European settlement, the catchment area of the creek was inhabited by the 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 ...
people. Major Thomas Mitchell and John Oxley
John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley (1784 – 25 May 1828) was an English List of explorers, explorer and surveyor of Australia in the early period of British colonisation. He served as Surveyor General of New South Wales and is perhaps bes ...
were early explorers in the area. The town of Condobolin was proclaimed in 1859. In the mid-1860s, gold was mined on the creek. The bushranger
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Ben Hall was shot dead at Goobang Creek in 1865.
Etymology
Goobang is believed to be an Aboriginal word for a species of the acacia
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tree.
See also
* List of rivers of New South Wales (A-K)
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* Rivers of New South Wales
This page discusses the rivers and hydrography of the state of New South Wales, Australia.
The principal topographic feature of New South Wales is the series of low highlands and plateaus called the Great Dividing Range, which extend from nor ...
References
External links
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Tributaries of the Lachlan River
Rivers of New South Wales
Lachlan Shire
Parkes Shire
Forbes Shire
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