Sallys Flat is a locality in the Australian state of New South Wales.
| Sallys Flat New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Sallys Flat Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery | |||||||||||||||
  Sallys Flat | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°00′00″S 149°34′01″E / 33.00°S 149.567°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 13 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1872 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2850[2] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Bathurst Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bathurst | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Calare[3] | ||||||||||||||
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The area now known as Sallys Flat is on the traditional land of the Wiradjuri people.[4]
Sallys Flat was a small gold-mining village established in 1872 at the same time as nearby Hill End boomed during the New South Wales gold rush. It produced gold for many years but was not a large producer. It is now a farming area.
In late 2015, Sallys Flat was one of six locations on an Australian Government shortlist for a nuclear waste repository.[5] However the Government soon found the idea unpopular with locals[3] and removed Sallys Flat from the list.[6]
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sallys Flat (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Sallys Flat". Australia Post. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ a b Woodburn, Joanna (13 November 2015). "Sallys Flat should be removed from nuclear waste shortlist, residents say". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "Tindale Tribes - Wiradjuri". archives.samuseum.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ Doran, Matthew; Henderson, Anna (14 November 2015). "Six sites shortlisted for Australia's first nuclear waste dump; Government faces battle to convince locals worried over safety". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ Dole, Nick (30 January 2016). "Hill End nuclear waste dump ruled out due to community opposition". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
External links edit
Media related to Sallys Flat at Wikimedia Commons
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