Packsaddle, New South Wales

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Packsaddle
New South Wales
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Packsaddle
Coordinates 30°36′37″S141°57′59″E / 30.61028°S 141.96639°E / -30.61028; 141.96639 Coordinates: 30°36′37″S141°57′59″E / 30.61028°S 141.96639°E / -30.61028; 141.96639
Population87 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2880
LGA(s) Unincorporated Far West Region
State electorate(s) Barwon
Federal division(s) Parkes
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Map of Packsaddle, New South Wales

Packsaddle, New South Wales is a remote township and civil parish of Evelyn County, New South Wales within the Far West Region. Its population is 87.

The parish was calculate at 318500 acres.

The settlement is located where the Silver City Highway crosses the Packsaddle Creek.

The name is said by some to have been given by Burke and Wills who lost a packsaddle crossing the creek upstream from the modern hamlet.

The area was owned by Goldborough Mort and Co in the 1890s, and Kidman in the 1920s. [2]

A gymkhana is held at Easter time. [3]

The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh (Hot desert). [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Packsaddle (state suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 October 2021. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ Packsaddle Roadhouse (Caravan, Camping & Cabins).
  3. ↑ Packsaddle, Outback NSw.
  4. ↑ 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)


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