Molong, New South Wales
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Molong is a small town of approximately 1600 people in the central west region of New South Wales, Australia, in Cabonne Shire.
Molong is located on the Mitchell Highway about 300 kilometres west of Sydney and about 30 kilometres from the city of Orange. It is elevated at 529 metres above sea level. Charles Sturt visited Molong in 1828. Molong was the site of the first copper mine in Australia, located at Copper Hill just outside of Molong.
[edit] History
The name Molong comes from the aboriginal word for "rocky place."
The railway from Sydney reached Molong in 1886, which was later extended to Parkes.[1] A branch railway to Dubbo was opened in 1925 and closed in 1987.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Broken Hill Line. www.nswrail.net. Retrieved on 2007-01-20.
- ^ Molong - Dubbo Line. www.nswrail.net. Retrieved on 2007-01-20.
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