Far West (New South Wales)
The only city in the Far West is Broken Hill. Other significant towns are Bourke, Brewarrina, Cobar, Ivanhoe 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 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.
Notes
- ^ Population figure is the combined population of all LGAs in the region and includes the Unincorporated Far West Region.
See also
References
- ^ "Forecast areas". Bureau of Meteorology. Archived from the original on 12 November 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2006.
- ^ "Western Lands Act 1901". New South Wales Consolidated Acts. Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 6 November 2006.
- ^ "DNR and the Western Division". Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 23 October 2006. Retrieved 6 November 2006.
- ^ "Native Vegetation Management in NSW". Government of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 18 September 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-06.
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