Scott Parish, New South Wales is a remote rural locality and

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Evelyn County, New South Wales Evelyn County is one of the 141 cadastral divisions of New South Wales, Australia. Evelyn County is named in honour of Police Magistrate Evelyn Pitfield Shirley Sturt (1816–1885) who was the brother of Charles Sturt. Parishes within this co ...

in far northwest

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. located at 29°38′31″S 142°01′00″E. The parish is located on Warratta Creek between Milparinka and Tibooburra to the north.

Geography

The

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of Scott Parish is mostly the flat,

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landscape of the

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. The nearest town is Tibooburra to the east, which is on the Silver City Highway and lies south of the Sturt National Park. The parish has a

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of BWh (Hot desert). ''(direct
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History

The Parish is on the traditional lands of the Wadigali and to a lesser extent Karenggapa, Aboriginal peoples. In April 1529

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and

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divided the world between themselves with the

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, their dividing line passed through the parish.

Charles Sturt Charles Napier Sturt (28 April 1795 – 16 June 1869) was a British officer and explorer of Australia, and part of the European land exploration of Australia, European exploration of Australia. He led several expeditions into the interior of the ...

passed through the area and camping for six months at nearby Preservation Creek, in during 1845, In 1861 the Burke and Will's expedition passed to the east.The Burke and Wills Expedition
Gold was discovered nearby in the 1870s.

References

{{reflist Parishes of Evelyn County Localities in New South Wales Far West (New South Wales)