Carinda is a town in the far north of
New South Wales
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, Australia. The town is in the
Walgett Shire
Walgett Shire is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The northern boundary of the Shire is located adjacent to the border between New South Wales and Queensland. The town of Walgett is located on the Namoi ...
local government area. In 2016, the town had a population of 158.
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The name of the town is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning 'you carry'.
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History
In 1818 John Oxley
John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley (1784 – 25 May 1828)
was an explorer and surveyor of Australia in the early period of British colonisation. He served as Surveyor General of New South Wales and is perhaps best known for his two exp ...
and George Evans George Evans may refer to:
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arrived north of Warren
A warren is a network of wild rodent or lagomorph, typically rabbit burrows. Domestic warrens are artificial, enclosed establishment of animal husbandry dedicated to the raising of rabbits for meat and fur. The term evolved from the medieval Angl ...
and attempted to travel downstream along the Macquarie River
The Macquarie River - Wambuul is part of the Macquarie– Barwon catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is one of the main inland rivers in New South Wales, Australia.
The river rises in the central highlands of New South Wales near the ...
. Unseasonal rains and swollen rivers overflowing into marsh country soon turned them back, lending credence to their conviction that there was an inland sea. For ten years the mystery of the inland sea remained unsolved. When Charles Sturt
Charles Napier Sturt (28 April 1795 – 16 June 1869) was a British officer and explorer of Australia, and part of the European exploration of Australia. He led several expeditions into the interior of the continent, starting from Sydney and la ...
ventured into the interior in 1828-29 he endeavoured to verify Oxley's findings. However, it became evident that there was no inland sea, and that all the inland rivers did flow into the Darling River
The Darling River ( Paakantyi: ''Baaka'' or ''Barka'') is the third-longest river in Australia, measuring from its source in northern New South Wales to its conflu
ence with the Murray River at Wentworth, New South Wales. Including its longes ...
.
Settlers came into the Carinda District in the mid 1800s, settling along the waterways.
Thomas McNamara acquired of land which became Carinda Station. He built a dwelling on the nearby Marthaguy Creek where he ran a hotel and a store around which a small village grew. It is believed the name Carinda is derived from an early 'run' west of the present town called 'Currundy.' In 1908 the Carinda Bore
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* Drill
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** Bore (engine), the diameter of a cylinder in a piston engine or a steam locomotive
** Bore (wind instruments), ...
was sunk, enabling people to move away from the creek. A second settlement, known as the "Top End", grew up where present-day Carinda is situated.
Present day
The population of Carinda has decreased significantly and in 2016 stood at around 158. In the 2016 Census, 87.3% of people were recorded as having been born in Australia and 88.9% of people only spoke English at home.[
The general store, which also served as a post office and café, closed down in August 2014 and post office duties have since been taken up by the local service station.
The town was used as a filming location for the music video for singer ]David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
's 1983 single " Let's Dance", centering on the Carinda Hotel. The connection to Bowie has been proposed as a basis for plans to revitalize the town.picnic horse racing
Picnic horse racing, or more usually picnic races or more colloquially "the picnics" ''The picnics have been held for over 100 years...'' refer to amateur Thoroughbred horse racing meetings, predominantly in Australia. The meetings are organise ...
meeting, held each July.
References
Towns in New South Wales
Walgett Shire
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