Gooloogong is a village located in central
New South Wales
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,
Australia
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. At the , Gooloogong and the surrounding area had a population of 408.
Gooloogong is mostly in
Cowra Shire
The Cowra Shire is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Lachlan River, the Mid-Western Highway and the Lachlan Valley Way.
The largest town and council seat i ...
, although some of it is in
Forbes Shire
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. The village is located almost midway between the towns of
Cowra
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Cowra is located approximate ...
and
Forbes
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on the
Lachlan Valley Way
Lachlan Valley Way is a New South Wales country road running from Booligal to north of Yass. It was named after the Lachlan River, and follows its southern bank for the majority of its length.
Route
Lachlan Valley Way commences at the interse ...
. It is close to the historic township of
Canowindra
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and the
Lachlan River
The Lachlan River (Wiradjuri: ''Kalari'', ''Galiyarr'') is an intermittent river that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, located in the Southern Tablelands, Central West, and Riverina regions of New Sou ...
flows nearby.
Used initially for a time by William Redfern Watt, wealthy pastoralist, nephew of Dr. William Redfern and superintendent of the late Dr.'s estates, 'Goolagong' became a pastoral lease held by Irish convict emancipist Edmond Sheahan when the new district of Lachlan was established. Goolagong was originally 22,400 acres on which Sheahan ran cattle. The Robertson Land Act of 1861 ended pastoral leases and opened the land to freeholders. With the advent of new settlers a town soon became established. Devastated after a severe flood the town was re-established a little further, and higher to the east. Little is left at that location as the settlement was relocated to escape flooding. Gooloogong is known for its log cabin hall.
The village has a successful local market held on the second Sunday of each even month of the year at the Recreation Park.
Notes
References
*Primary records, State Archives of NSW
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Towns in New South Wales
Towns in the Central West (New South Wales)