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20 March 2010
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Narrabri is situated in North West NSW, 560km from both Sydney and Brisbane, a leisurely seven hour drive.
The Newell and Kamilaroi Highways meet at Narrabri, carrying visitors north and south and east and west.
Apart from road and rail travel, Narrabri is fortunate to be linked to Sydney with daily Aeropelican
flights.
Aboriginal meaning Forked Waters.
Population 7,300. 240 m above sea level.
History credits explorers Sir Thomas Mitchell and Allan Cunningham with the honour of opening the way to the
North West plains and indeed to the area that is now known as Narrabri Shire. However, an escaped
convict, the notorious George "the barber" Clarke, was the first white man to seek his fortune in this area.
He painted himself black, took two aboriginal wives and wandered the plains naked with the natives,
stealing cattle and, after his recapture in 1831, related wonderful tales of his travels and of a deep, wide
river, the Kindur, which flowed into a vast inland sea. This prompted Sir Thomas Mitchell to press
out into a virtually unknown area. He did not find the Kindur or an inland sea but, without knowing
it then, opened the way for settlement in one of the most productive parts of Australia. Wee Waa,
the oldest town in the Namoi Valley, was proclaimed in 1847, followed by Narrabri and Boggabri in 1860.
If you like variety in a holiday, then Narrabri Shire is sure to have what youre looking for. Our
Shire covers over 13,000km, and is the heart of the rich Namoi Valley in the North West NSW. It is
renowned for the production of some of the worlds highest quality wheat, cotton, fat lambs and beef.
The presence of several research facilities in the shire bears testimony to this. All this is
joined by a wealth of excellent tourist attractions for visitors to enjoy.
Narrabri Shire boasts many fabulous attractions such as Mt Kaputar National Park, Sawn Rocks and Waa Gorge.
Mt Kaputar National Park has something for everyone walks for some and views for all! The National
park is an ecological island with stunning diversity of geology, plants, animals and climate.
The Australia Telescope have interactive exhibits are found beside the 3km precision built rail track and its
equally precision built cargo five gleaming white dishes, 22 m in diameter which make up the compact array
part of the AT. The resolving power of the AT can be likened to being able to read telephone books
from tens of kilometres away.
Other attractions not to be missed whilst in Narrabri include: The Crossing Theatre.Bohena Olives,
Narrabri Antiques and Art, Narrabri Craft Shop, Cotton Tours (Seasonal April July), Kaputar Aviation Joy
flights, Narrabri, Wee Waa and Boggabri Museums, The Pilliga Hot Artesian Bore, Pilliga Scrub, Burren Junction
Hot Artesian Bore, Cuttabri Wine Shanty, Seplin Estate Wines, Lynchs Lane Wines and Gins Leap in Boggabri.
The Narrabri Shire Visitor Information Centre is Open 7 Days: 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday and 9am - 2pm on
Saturday & Sunday. Phone 1800 659 931 for all your local and National enquires.
For More Information visit Narrabri Shire Council
or Visit Narrabri
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