Gilgunnia
Gilgunnia is a locality and ghost town in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia, within the Parish of South Peak in Blaxland County and Cobar Shire. It was once a settlement associated with gold mining, but in 2016 its population was zero. The nearest settlements are Mount Hope (51 km south) and Nymagee (73 km north-east). Location It is located 592 km west-north-west of Sydney, 110 km south of Cobar, and 146 km north of Hillston. The former village was located near the intersections of Kidman Way (linking Hillston and Cobar) with Glenwood Road (from Nymagee) and Grain Road (from Euabalong), due east of the landform known as South Peak. History Aboriginal and early settler history The area now known as Gilgunnia lies on the traditional lands of the Wangaaypuwan dialect speakers (also known as Wangaibon) of the Ngiyampaa people. The area is west of the traditional lands of the Wiradjuri, which extend to around Condoblin. The name Gil ...
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Blaxland County
Blaxland County is one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It is bounded to the south by the Lachlan River and a small part of Waverley Creek. It includes Mount Hope, New South Wales, Mount Hope and the Nombinnie Nature Reserve. Blaxland County was named in honour of John Blaxland (explorer), John Blaxland, landowner and merchant. Parishes within this county A full list of parishes found within this county; their current Local government in Australia, LGA and mapping coordinates to the approximate centre of each location is as follows: (*) The Parish of Illewong should not be confused with the former mining village of Illewong, New South Wales, Illewong, nearer to Cobar, in the neighbouring Robinson County. References

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