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Boorowa is a farming town in New South Wales
New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 and administrative centre of about 3,000 people. It is located in a valley 243 km west of Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
 and 863 m above sea-level. The Local Government Area surrounding the town, known as Boorowa Shire
Boorowa Council

Boorowa Council is a Local Government Areas in Australia in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Lachlan Valley Way.The Shire includes Boorowa, New South Wales and the small towns of Rye Park, New South Wales, Rugby, New South Wales, Frogmore, New South Wales and Reids Flat, New South Wales....
, has a strong agricultural and mining base.

The town was serviced by the Boorowa railway line
Boorowa railway line, New South Wales

|}The Boorowa railway line is a closed railway line in New South Wales, Australia. The line ran for 29km north to the town of Boorowa, New South Wales from the Main Southern railway line, New South Wales at Galong, New South Wales....
 before it was closed.

History
Prior to European settlement the area is thought to have been occupied by the Wiradjuri
Wiradjuri

The Wiradjuri are an Indigenous Australian group of central New South Wales.In the 21st century, major Wiradjuri groups live in Condobolin, New South Wales, Peak Hill, New South Wales, Narrandera, New South Wales and Griffith, New South Wales....
 or Gundungura Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians

Indigenous Australians are the first human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands and their descendants. Indigenous Australians are distinguished as either Australian Aborigines or Torres Strait Islanders, who currently together make up about 2.6% of Australia's population....
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Boorowa is a farming town in New South Wales
New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 and administrative centre of about 3,000 people. It is located in a valley 243 km west of Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
 and 863 m above sea-level. The Local Government Area surrounding the town, known as Boorowa Shire
Boorowa Council

Boorowa Council is a Local Government Areas in Australia in New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Lachlan Valley Way.The Shire includes Boorowa, New South Wales and the small towns of Rye Park, New South Wales, Rugby, New South Wales, Frogmore, New South Wales and Reids Flat, New South Wales....
, has a strong agricultural and mining base.

The town was serviced by the Boorowa railway line
Boorowa railway line, New South Wales

|}The Boorowa railway line is a closed railway line in New South Wales, Australia. The line ran for 29km north to the town of Boorowa, New South Wales from the Main Southern railway line, New South Wales at Galong, New South Wales....
 before it was closed.

History


Prior to European settlement the area is thought to have been occupied by the Wiradjuri
Wiradjuri

The Wiradjuri are an Indigenous Australian group of central New South Wales.In the 21st century, major Wiradjuri groups live in Condobolin, New South Wales, Peak Hill, New South Wales, Narrandera, New South Wales and Griffith, New South Wales....
 or Gundungura Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians

Indigenous Australians are the first human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands and their descendants. Indigenous Australians are distinguished as either Australian Aborigines or Torres Strait Islanders, who currently together make up about 2.6% of Australia's population....
. The first European to travel through what is now Boorowa Shire was surveyor George Evans
George Evans (explorer)

George William Evans was a surveyor and early explorer in the colony of New South Wales. In 1815, he was the first colonial explorer to enter the Lachlan River Valley, naming the area the Oxley Plains after his superior the surveyor-general, John Oxley....
, in 1815. Unofficial occupation of the district began in 1821 with Rodger Corcoran and fellow convict Ned ryan. The first land grant in the general area was issued to Thomas Icely in 1829. A mill was operating on the future town site of Boorowa by 1837, along with an inn and several houses.

Governor Gipps
George Gipps

Sir George Gipps was Governor of the colony of New South Wales, Australia, for eight years, between 1838 and 1846. His governorship was during a period of great change for New South Wales and Australia, as well as for New Zealand, which was administered as part of New South Wales for much of this period....
 proposed the creation of a village named 'Burrowa' in 1842, to be located 9 km north-east of the present site at Kings Plains which had been surveyed in 1828. However, that spot proved unsuitable and the village was established on its present site in 1843.

Booroowa Anzac War Memorial
The district was given over to farming, although it received a push along when gold was found at Carcoar, Browns Creek and Kings Plains. Gold
Gold

Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and atomic number 79. It is a highly sought-after precious metal, having been used as money, as a store of value, in jewelry, in sculpture, and for ornamentation since the beginning of recorded history....
 mines were established although copper
Copper

Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29.It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity....
 and iron
Iron

Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. Iron is a Group 8 element and period 4 element. Iron is lustrous and silvery in color....
 were also extracted. Samuel Marsden
Samuel Marsden

The Reverend Samuel Marsden was a prominent member of the Church Missionary Society, credited with bringing Christianity to New Zealand. He was a prominent figure in early New South Wales history, not only for his ecclesiastical offices, but also for his employment of convicts for farming and role as a judge, both of which have attracted co...
's copper mine operated until 1900.

The arrival of the railway in 1874 spurred on development and Burrowa's name was then changed to "Boorowa". Boorowa replaced Carcoar
Carcoar, New South Wales

Carcoar is a town in the Central West, New South Wales region of New South Wales, Australia, in Blayney Shire Council. It has a population of almost 400....
 as the major service centre to local farmlands. It became a municipality in 1888. By the turn of the century a butter factory and freezing works were major employers in the town. Boorowa's agricultural show is held in March.

Events

  • October long weekend - The “Running of the Sheep” down the main street of Boorowa during the Irish Woolfest.


Trivia

  • Prominent Australian jazz musician James Morrison
    James Morrison (musician)

    James Morrison Order of Australia is an Australian jazz musician who plays numerous instruments, but is best known for his trumpet playing. He is a multi-instrumentalist, having performed on the trombone, euphonium, saxophone, flugelhorn, tuba, and piano....
     was born in Boorowa.


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