Nymagee is a small town in the north west of

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, north west of

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, south west of

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and south of

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. It is in the Shire of Cobar, The State Government area of Barwon and the Federal Government area of

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. At the 2016 census, Nymagee had a population of 101. An area, COP4, of around Nymagee has also been designated as an

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biogeographic subregion of the Cobar Peneplain biogeographic region.

History

Nymagee was originally a copper mining town and in its peak supported a population of over 2200, half of those being

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migrants. However, when the mine closed in 1917, most of the residents left. By 1949, the inhabitants were thinking of Nymagee as a 'ghost town', even though it still possessed a hall, racecourse and social and sports clubs. Nymagee had a market garden cultivated by Tong Mow, until ill health forced him to stop in 1920. In 1999 local residents started an outback music festival to increase tourism and residents in the town. The first festival was visited by 600 tourists and the festival has since increased Nymagee's tourism by 60% and significantly increased the number of permanent residents Nymagee is also home to the fictional character "Clancy" from the poem "

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", written by the famous bush poet

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. The sheep station "The Overflow" featured in the poem is situated about south east of Nymagee.

Mining approval

In March 2023, approval was obtained for a mine just outside Nymagee.

References

External links

Nymagee copper: Birth, death and resurrection?
Paper by Ken McQueen, University of Canberra, ''Journal of Australasian Mining History'', Vol. 15, 2017 * Nymagee Centenary 1879-1979 - A short history of Nymagee, compiled by the Nymagee Centenary Committee Cobar Shire Mining towns in New South Wales {{NewSouthWales-geo-stub