Goobang Creek

Goobang
Billabong, Coobang
Creek[1]
Name origin: Aboriginal: a species of acacia[2]
Country Australia
State New South Wales
Regions NSW South Western Slopes (IBRA), Central West
Local government area Parkes, Forbes
Part of Lachlan sub–catchment,
Murray-Darling basin
Tributaries
 - left Billabong Creek (Goobang Creek), Crooked Creek (Goobang Creek), Gunningbland Creek
 - right Ramsays Lagoon
Towns Parkes, Condobolin
Source Curumbenya Range
 - location north of Wolabler Mountain
 - elevation 504 m (1,654 ft)
 - coordinates 32°58′53″S 148°25′11″E / 32.98139°S 148.41972°E / -32.98139; 148.41972
Mouth confluence with the Lachlan River
 - location Condobolin
 - elevation 192 m (630 ft)
 - coordinates 33°5′20″S 147°9′26″E / 33.08889°S 147.15722°E / -33.08889; 147.15722Coordinates: 33°5′20″S 147°9′26″E / 33.08889°S 147.15722°E / -33.08889; 147.15722
Length 217 km (135 mi)
Location of the Goobang Creek mouth
in New South Wales
[1][3]

The Goobang Creek, a perennial stream of the Lachlan sub–catchment, part of the Murrumbidgee catchment of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia.

Course and features

The Goobang Creek rises in the Curumbenya Range, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Wolabler Mountain, east of Alectown. The creek flows generally southwest towards Parkes and then generally west, joined by three minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Lachlan River at Condobolin. The creek descends 312 metres (1,024 ft) over its 217-kilometre (135 mi) course.[3]

The Newell Highway crosses the creek near Parkes.[3]

History

Prior to European settlement, the catchment area of the creek was inhabited by the Wiradjuri people. Major Thomas Mitchell and John Oxley 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 Ben Hall was shot at Goobang Creek in 1865.[4]

Etymology

Goobang is believed to be an Aboriginal word for a species of the acacia tree.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Goobang Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 "NSW Railway Station Names and Origins". NSW Rail. Retrieved 25 January 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 "Map of Goobang Creek, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Ben Hall". NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. Government of New South Wales. 25 January 2008.


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