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Oxley County, New South Wales is one of the 141 cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It is located between the Bogan River on the west, and the Macquarie River on the east. This is the area approximately between Warren and Nyngan.
Oxley County was named in honour of Surveyor-General and explorer John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley (1785-1828). [1]
The County is roughly a diamond shape and is located generally between the Bogan and Macquarie Rivers in central New South Wales.
There are three towns in the County, Nyngan along the western edge and Warren on the Macquarie river, in the east and the nearby railway junction of Nevertire.
The entire Country is incorporated, with seats of local government at Warren and Nyngan.
The economy of the country is mostly broad acre farming though some intensive industrial agriculture is found at Snakes Plain between Warren and Nevertire. The topography of the country is flat and it has a Koppen Climate Classification of BsK (Hot Semi Arid).
A full list of parishes found within this county; their current LGA and mapping coordinates to the approximate centre of each location is as follows:
The Macquarie River or 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.
Oxley Highway is a rural highway in New South Wales, Australia, linking Nevertire, Gilgandra, Coonabarabran, Tamworth, and Walcha to Port Macquarie, on the coast of the Tasman Sea. It was named to commemorate John Oxley, the first European to explore much of inland New South Wales in 1818.
Bogan River, a perennial river that is part of the Macquarie–Barwon catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the central west and Orana regions of New South Wales, Australia.
Clyde County is one of the 141 cadastral divisions of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is located between the Bogan River and Barwon River in the area between them where they join. This is the area to the south of Brewarrina, as far east as the Carinda area. A very small part of the Macquarie River and Castlereagh River is also part of the boundary in the north-east.
Ewenmar County is one of the 141 cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It is located between the Macquarie River on the west and the Castlereagh River on the east, between Warren and Gilgandra. The name derives from a local Aboriginal word.
Flinders County is one of the 141 cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It is located to the south west of the Bogan River.
Gregory County is one of the 141 cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It is bordered by Bogan River in the west, and includes the area to the northeast of Nyngan. It includes the Macquarie Marshes Nature Reserve, and the town of Quambone.
Kennedy County is one of the 141 cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It is located to the west of the Bogan River in the area around Tottenham and Tullamore.
Macquarie County is one of the 141 cadastral divisions of New South Wales, Australia. It is bordered to the north by the Apsley River, and to the south by the Manning River. It includes Port Macquarie and the area around it.
Narromine County is one of the 141 cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It is located between the Bogan River on the west and the Macquarie River on the east, in the area around Narromine.
Terangan is a rural locality of Warren Shire and a civil parish of Oxley County, New South Wales, a Cadastral divisions of New South Wales.
Elinginbah, New South Wales is a rural locality of Bogan Shire and a civil parish of Oxley County, New South Wales, a Cadastral divisions of New South Wales.
Beelban Parish, New South Wales is a rural locality of Warren Shire and a civil parish of Oxley County, New South Wales, a Cadastral divisions of New South Wales.
Mumblebone, New South Wales is a rural locality of Warren Shire and a civil parish of Gregory County, New South Wales, a Cadastral divisions of New South Wales.
Billabulla, New South Wales is a rural locality of Warren Shire and a civil parish of Gregory County, New South Wales, a Cadastral divisions of New South Wales.
Beardina Parish, New South Wales is a rural locality of Warren Shire and a civil parish of Oxley County, New South Wales, a Cadastral divisions of New South Wales.
Dooran Parish, New South Wales is a rural locality of Warren Shire and a civil parish of Oxley County, New South Wales, a Cadastral divisions of New South Wales.
Carual, New South Wales also known as Carval is a civil parish and rural locality of New South Wales located at 31°37'54.0"S 147°44'04.0"E.
Egelabra, New South Wales is a civil parish and rural locality of New South Wales located at 31°47′54″S 147°50′04″E.
Lawson Parish is a rural locality of Warren Shire.