New South Wales
New South Wales is Australias most populated state with
over 6.2 million inhabitants. The state houses the countries
largest and arguably the countries most well known city;
Sydney, home to Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House.
Sydney is the place where over 3.25 million Australians call home.
The state's area totals 802,000 square kilometres.
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New South Wales has wonderful scenery incorporating western plains,
mountains and coastal views. It is divided into four regions.
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The coastal region running from Queensland
to Victoria is the home
to many beaches, coastal lakes and National Parks. The Great
Dividing range runs parallel to this, hosting the Blue
Mountains, the Snowy
Mountains, the wineries of the Hunter
Valley and the New
England Tablelands. This then leads into the farming
land and dry western slopes, which in total occupies two
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From here begins running from the Mid
North Coast from Port Macquarie until Grafton,
and finally the Far North Coast
to Tweed Heads at the New
South Wales and Queensland border.
There are also the inland regions including the South
West, Central West, North West and Outback stretching to south Queensland and east South
Australia, as well as New England and the Snowy Mountains.
Both Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island are also part of New South Wales.
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There are two main highways leaving the
lively city of Sydney. The Pacific Highway leads north to
many magnificent beaches and pretty coastal towns. Heading
north from Sydney you will come across the beautiful Port
Stephens, which is less than a two and a half hour
drive away from Sydney, great for dolphin watching, fishing
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Nelson Bay
is a real jewel in the crown of Port Stephens. The bay offers
something for everyone, particularly those who enjoy fishing,
surfing, and dolphin watching. The journey takes around
2 and a half hours from Sydney and is roughly 65 kilometres
North of Newcastle.
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The Princes Highway leads south towards the quieter coastal regions.
There are also two main rivers; the Murray and the Darling. The
climate is generally hotter the further north, dryer the further
west and colder the further south. This makes it ideal for surfing,
skiing, and bushwalking.
A LITTLE HISTORY
The state is packed with history, mostly concerned
with the gold rush, although just as significant was the brutality
of the penal settlement. New South Wales is also the original
landing of Captain Cook.
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The first European settlement was built
in 1788 at the Sydney Harbour where Captain Arthur Phillip
arrived with 11 sailing ships. Captain Cook had originally
planned on setting up a colony at Botany Bay, although Captain
Arthur Phillip decided on the more suitable Port Jackson
(better known as Sydney Harbour).
Tank Stream (Circular
Quay) was home to the first white settlement in Australia,
and from then on further development occurred around Sydney's
natural harbour.
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A BIT OF WORK
The information below may be useful if you are looking for casual employment.
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NEW SOUTH WALES FACTS
* New South Wales Area: 800,642 square kilometres
* New South Wales Population: 6,774,200
* New South Wales Capital: Sydney
* New South Wales Major Industries: Property and business services, Finance and Insurance, Manufacturing, Ownership of dwellings
* New South Wales Unemployment Rate (2005): 5.3%
* Average Weekly Earnings for Employees (2006): $843
* New South Wales Births (2005): 88,100
* Sydney's Mean Maximum Temperature (Summer 2006): 27.0°c
* Sydney's Mean Minimum Temperature (Summer 2006): 20.6°c
* Sydney's Mean Maximum Temperature (Winter 2006): 17.0°c
* Sydney's Mean Minimum Temperature (Winter 2006): 8.6°c
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Purchase this DVD that captures the sweeping contrasts of New South Wales. Includes footage of the Great Dividing Range to Bathurst, Goulburn and Albury, through the rich grazing lands.
Marvel at Dubbo's Western Plain Zoo and discover the rare opal at Lightning Ridge. Explore the Ghost Towns and outback city of Broken Hill and admire the splendour of the Menindee Lakes in the Kinchega National Park.
Investigate the Minnamurra Rainforest and enjoy the waterfalls of the Illawarra Plateau. Explore the snowfields of the Snowy Mountains, Mt Kosciusko and traverse the Murray River from the Alpine headwaters to Lake Hume. Moving on to the Southern Coast of New South Wales and the panoramic vistas's of Jervis Bay, the famous Blow Hole at Kiama and north to Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour and Byron Bay.
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PLEASE NOTE: The New South Wales travel destinations outlined above are only a small selection from the tens of thousands of Australian travel information pages available on Australian Explorer. A comprehensive list of destinations for New South Wales Holidays can be found on the main New South Wales Holidays location guide.
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