Tibooburra Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | NSW Department of Lands | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Tibooburra, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 584 ft / 178 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°27′06″S142°03′30″E / 29.45167°S 142.05833°E Coordinates: 29°27′06″S142°03′30″E / 29.45167°S 142.05833°E | ||||||||||||||
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Tibooburra Airport( IATA : TYB, ICAO : YTIB) is a small airport located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) east [1] of Tibooburra, New South Wales, Australia.
The Sturt National Park is a protected national park that is located in the arid far north-western corner of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The 325,329-hectare (803,910-acre) national park is situated approximately 1,060 kilometres (660 mi) northwest of Sydney and the nearest town is Tibooburra, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) away.
Silver City Highway is a 683-kilometre-long (424 mi) highway that links Buronga, New South Wales to the Queensland border via Wentworth, Broken Hill, and Tibooburra, in the arid Far West region of New South Wales; a short branch also connects to Calder Highway on the Victorian border at Curlwaa. Parts of the highway north of Tibooburra are unsealed. The namesake of the highway is derived from the moniker for Broken Hill - the "Silver City" - which the highway travels through. The highway is designated route B79 from Broken Hill to Buronga.
The Division of Barrier was an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales. The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. It was named for the Barrier Ranges near the city of Broken Hill in western New South Wales. In 1901, it included Broken Hill, Wilcannia, White Cliffs and Tibooburra and the surrounding pastoral areas. In 1906, it gained Menindee, Wentworth from Riverina and in 1913, it gained Balranald and Deniliquin from Riverina. It was abolished in 1922 with Broken Hill, Wentworth and Balranald being transferred to Darling and Deniliquin transferred to Riverina. It was a very safe seat for the Australian Labor Party, although both its members left the ALP at the end their terms: Josiah Thomas to join the Nationalists, and Michael Considine to sit as an independent.
Acacia ligulata is a species of Acacia, a dense shrub widespread in all states of mainland Australia. It is not considered rare or endangered.
Tibooburra is a town in the far northwest of New South Wales, Australia, located 1,187 kilometres (738 mi) from the state capital, Sydney. It is most frequently visited by tourists on their way to Sturt National Park or on the way to or from Innamincka in South Australia and Birdsville in Queensland. At the 2016 census, Tibooburra had a population of 134. Although facilities in Tibooburra are quite limited, fuel, meals, and a range of accommodation options are available. All significant support services are based in Broken Hill.
Milparinka is a small settlement in north-west New South Wales, Australia, about 250 kilometres (155 mi) north of Broken Hill on the Silver City Highway. At the time of the 2016 census, Milparinka had a population of 77 people. Milparinka is on Evelyn Creek.
Griffith Airport is an airport serving Griffith, New South Wales, Australia. It is located 3 nautical miles north of Griffith and operated by the Griffith City Council.
Cobar Airport is an airport located 3 nautical miles southwest of Cobar, a town in the Australian state of New South Wales.
Narrabri Airport is an airport located 3 nautical miles northeast of Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia.
The Unincorporated Far West Region is an unincorporated area in the Far West region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is one of only two areas in New South Wales that are not part of any local government area. The region includes several small towns including Tibooburra, Milparinka and Silverton. Silverton and Tibooburra have village councils. The region surrounds Broken Hill, but does not include it, which is in the separate City of Broken Hill local government area.
Sturt was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the Broken Hill area. It was a single member electorate from 1889 to 1920.
Wanaaring is a remote outback village in north western New South Wales, Australia. Situated on the Paroo River, some 980 kilometres from Sydney, and 180 km west of Bourke. At the 2016 census, Wanaaring had a population of 140.
Bulloo Downs Station most commonly referred to as Bulloo Downs is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in the Shire of Bulloo, Queensland, Australia. It is located on the traditional lands of the Bitjara.
The Karenggapa are an Aboriginal Australian people of New South Wales.
Hermitage, New South wales, is a civil parish of Tongowoko County, New South Wales. The town of Tibooburra is the only settlement in the parish.
Torrens Parish, New South Wales located at 29°14′00″S 142°09′27″E is a rural locality in and a cadastral parish of Tongowoko County, two kilometers north east from the town of Tibooburra, New South Wales. The parish is north east of Tibooburra, within the Sturt National Park.
Mount Wood, New South Wales is a remote civil parish of Tongowoko County, New South Wales near Milparinka, New South Wales.
Bolwarry, New South Wales is a civil parish of Tongowoko County, New South wales. The parish is east of Tibooburra.
Tooncurrie Parish located at 29°31′44″S 142°13′52″E just east of Tibooburra, New South Wales is a cadastral parish of Tongowoko County New South Wales. The town of Tibooburrais just outside the parish.
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