Bonny Parish (County of Killara), New South Wales

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Bonny Parish (County of Killara), New South Wales is a civil parish of Killara County,^[1] in Central Darling Shire.

Bonny Parish is on the Paroo River between Wilcannia and Tilpa, New South Wales, and is in the Paroo-Darling National Park, making the area an important Ramsar Site.^[2]

The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BSh (Hot semi-desert).^[3]

The Parish is mainly a mix of conservation and agricultural uses, with sheep grazing the primary activity. Tourism, including farmstay programs on local stations, is the other major local industry.^[4] Fishing and camping are popular along the river.^[4]

History

The Parish is on the traditional lands of the Wandjiwalgu ^[5]^[6] Aboriginal peoples.^[7]

In 1838 Thomas Mitchell (explorer) travelled down the nearby Darling River, but did not enter the parish. Charles Sturt passed through the Wandjiwalgu lands during 1845,^[8] In 1861 the Burke and Wills expedition passed nearby to the west.^[9]

Opal was discovered at nearby White Cliffsin the area in the late 19th century.

The National Park was established in 2000.^[10]

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References

↑ Map of the County of Killara, Western Division, N.S.W., Department of Lands, Sydney N.S.W , 1940.
↑ Kingsford, R.T., and E. Lee. 2010. Ecological Character Description of the Paroo River Wetlands Ramsar Site. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW, Sydney.
↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . ISSN 1027-5606.(direct: Final Revised Paper)
1 2 "Tilpa". WISE Basins. National Parks and Wildlife (New South Wales). Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
↑ David R Horton,Aboriginal Studies Press, AIATS and Sinclair Merz Knight 1996
↑ Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press. p196.
↑ David R Horton (creator), Aboriginal Studies Press, AIATSIS, and Auslig/Sinclair, Knight, Merz, 1996.
↑ Sturt's Central Australian Expedition.
↑ The Burke and Wills Expedition.
↑ "Paroo-Darling National Park: Park management". Office of Environment & Heritage. Government of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 October 2014.

Coordinates: 31°03′38″S144°05′36″E / 31.06056°S 144.09333°E / -31.06056; 144.09333

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[1] Map of the County of Killara, Western Division, N.S.W., Department of Lands, Sydney N.S.W , 1940.

[2] Kingsford, R.T., and E. Lee. 2010. Ecological Character Description of the Paroo River Wetlands Ramsar Site. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW, Sydney.

[Peel-3] Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . ISSN 1027-5606.(direct: Final Revised Paper)

[NPWS-4] 1 2 "Tilpa". WISE Basins. National Parks and Wildlife (New South Wales). Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2008.

[5] David R Horton,Aboriginal Studies Press, AIATS and Sinclair Merz Knight 1996

[6] Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press. p196.

[7] David R Horton (creator), Aboriginal Studies Press, AIATSIS, and Auslig/Sinclair, Knight, Merz, 1996.

[8] Sturt's Central Australian Expedition.

[9] The Burke and Wills Expedition.

[oehparkmgmnt-10] "Paroo-Darling National Park: Park management". Office of Environment & Heritage. Government of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 October 2014.