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]

Gundabooka Parish
New South Wales
Gundabooka Parish is located in New South Wales
Gundabooka Parish
Gundabooka Parish
Coordinates30°32′0″S 145°47′0″E / 30.53333°S 145.78333°E / -30.53333; 145.78333
Postcode(s)2840
Elevation100 m (328 ft)
LGA(s)Bourke Shire
State electorate(s)Barwon
Federal division(s)Parkes

Location

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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.

Geography

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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]

Etymology

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Gunderbooka is believed to be derived from a local Aboriginal word and is also the name of Gundabook Station.[13]

History

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The traditional owners of the area are the Ngamba and Barkindji peoples.[14][15]

The first European to the area was Thomas Mitchell.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Map of the County of Yanda, Western Division, NSW 1918.
  2. ^ [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).
  3. ^ "Rankin". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2013.  
  4. ^ The New atlas of Australia (John Sands, 1886) map 24.
  5. ^ Yanda County Archived 6 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine, GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES REGISTER EXTRACT.
  6. ^ / The New atlas of Australia, (John Sands, 1886), map 24.
  7. ^ [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).
  8. ^ The New atlas of Australia (John Sands, 1886) map 24.
  9. ^ 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)
  10. ^ Gundabooka National Park Plan of Management page 2.
  11. ^ Gundabooka National Park at NSW National Parks.
  12. ^ Gundabooka-national-park at visit NSW.
  13. ^ "Gunderbooka". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 January 2012.  
  14. ^ Norman Tindale's Catalogue of Australian Aboriginal Tribes
  15. ^ Aboriginal Australia Map, David Horton (ed.), 1994 published in The Encyclopedia of Aboriginal Australia by AIATSIS.