| Gundabooka Parish New South Wales | |
|---|---|
  Gundabooka Parish | |
| Coordinates | 30°32′0″S 145°47′0″E / 30.53333°S 145.78333°E |
| Postcode(s) | 2840 |
| Elevation | 100 m (328 ft) |
| LGA(s) | Bourke Shire |
| State electorate(s) | Barwon |
| Federal division(s) | Parkes |
Gundabooka Parish is a civil parish, [1] of Yanda County, a cadasteral division of New South Wales; [2] a Cadastral division of New South Wales. [3] [4] [5] [6]
The Parish is on the Darling River upstream of Louth, New South Wales [7] [8] and down stream of Bourke, New South Wales and is located at 30°48′57″S 145°48′36″E.
- Images from the park
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Grey-crowned babbler in the park -
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Floodwaters near Yanda campground
The topography is flat with a Köppen climate classification of BsK (Hot semi arid). [9] The climate is characterised by hot summers and mild winters. The annual average rainfall is 350 mm, although this is highly variable. [10]
Much of the Parish is in the Gundabooka National Park and adjoining conservation area. [11] [12]
Gunderbooka is believed to be derived from a local Aboriginal word and is also the name of Gundabook Station. [13]
The traditional owners of the area are the Ngamba and Barkindji peoples. [14] [15]
The first European to the area was Thomas Mitchell.
- ^ Map of the County of Yanda, Western Division, NSW 1918.
- ^ [cartographer] C.A. Orwin, [ https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-233873384/view Map of the County of Rankin : Western Division, Land Districts of Bourke, Cobar and Wilcannia, N.S.W. 1912 (New South Wales. Department of Lands Title, Sydney N.S.W. 1914).
- ^ "Rankin". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ The New atlas of Australia ( John Sands, 1886) map 24.
- ^ Yanda County Archived 6 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine, GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES REGISTER EXTRACT.
- ^ / The New atlas of Australia, ( John Sands, 1886), map 24.
- ^ [cartographer] C.A. Orwin, [ https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-233873384/view Map of the County of Rankin : Western Division, Land Districts of Bourke, Cobar and Wilcannia, N.S.W. 1912 (New South Wales. Department of Lands Title, Sydney N.S.W. 1914).
- ^ The New atlas of Australia ( John Sands, 1886) map 24.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. (direct: Final Revised Paper)
- ^ Gundabooka National Park Plan of Management page 2.
- ^ Gundabooka National Park at NSW National Parks.
- ^ Gundabooka-national-park at visit NSW.
- ^ "Gunderbooka". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ Norman Tindale's Catalogue of Australian Aboriginal Tribes
- ^ Aboriginal Australia Map, David Horton (ed.), 1994 published in The Encyclopedia of Aboriginal Australia by AIATSIS.
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| Gundabooka Parish New South Wales | |
|---|---|
Gundabooka Parish | |
| Coordinates | 30°32′0″S 145°47′0″E / 30.53333°S 145.78333°E |
| Postcode(s) | 2840 |
| Elevation | 100 m (328 ft) |
| LGA(s) | Bourke Shire |
| State electorate(s) | Barwon |
| Federal division(s) | Parkes |
Gundabooka Parish is a civil parish, [1] of Yanda County, a cadasteral division of New South Wales; [2] a Cadastral division of New South Wales. [3] [4] [5] [6]
The Parish is on the Darling River upstream of Louth, New South Wales [7] [8] and down stream of Bourke, New South Wales and is located at 30°48′57″S 145°48′36″E.
- Images from the park
-
Grey-crowned babbler in the park
-
-
Floodwaters near Yanda campground
The topography is flat with a Köppen climate classification of BsK (Hot semi arid). [9] The climate is characterised by hot summers and mild winters. The annual average rainfall is 350 mm, although this is highly variable. [10]
Much of the Parish is in the Gundabooka National Park and adjoining conservation area. [11] [12]
Gunderbooka is believed to be derived from a local Aboriginal word and is also the name of Gundabook Station. [13]
The traditional owners of the area are the Ngamba and Barkindji peoples. [14] [15]
The first European to the area was Thomas Mitchell.
- ^ Map of the County of Yanda, Western Division, NSW 1918.
- ^ [cartographer] C.A. Orwin, [ https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-233873384/view Map of the County of Rankin : Western Division, Land Districts of Bourke, Cobar and Wilcannia, N.S.W. 1912 (New South Wales. Department of Lands Title, Sydney N.S.W. 1914).
- ^ "Rankin". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ The New atlas of Australia ( John Sands, 1886) map 24.
- ^ Yanda County Archived 6 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine, GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES REGISTER EXTRACT.
- ^ / The New atlas of Australia, ( John Sands, 1886), map 24.
- ^ [cartographer] C.A. Orwin, [ https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-233873384/view Map of the County of Rankin : Western Division, Land Districts of Bourke, Cobar and Wilcannia, N.S.W. 1912 (New South Wales. Department of Lands Title, Sydney N.S.W. 1914).
- ^ The New atlas of Australia ( John Sands, 1886) map 24.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. (direct: Final Revised Paper)
- ^ Gundabooka National Park Plan of Management page 2.
- ^ Gundabooka National Park at NSW National Parks.
- ^ Gundabooka-national-park at visit NSW.
- ^ "Gunderbooka". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ Norman Tindale's Catalogue of Australian Aboriginal Tribes
- ^ Aboriginal Australia Map, David Horton (ed.), 1994 published in The Encyclopedia of Aboriginal Australia by AIATSIS.
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