Nymagee
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Nymagee is a small town in the north west of New South Wales
, situated 618 kilometres north west of Sydney
, 130 kilometres south west of Nyngan and 89 kilometres south of Cobar. It is in the Shire of Cobar
, The State Government area of Barwon and the Federal Government area of Calare
. At the 2006 census
, Nymagee had a population of 103 people.
migrants. However when the mine closed in 1917 most of the towns residents moved out. in 1999 local residents started an outback music festival to increase tourism and residents in the town. The first festival was visited by 600 tourists and the festival has since increased Nymagee's tourism by 60% and significantly increased the number of permanent residents
Nymagee is also home to "Clancy of the Overflow
" a poem written by the famous bush poet Banjo Patterson. The sheep station, "The Overflow"" featured in the poem is situated about 32 kilometres south east of Nymagee.
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, situated 618 kilometres north west of Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, 130 kilometres south west of Nyngan and 89 kilometres south of Cobar. It is in the Shire of Cobar
Cobar Shire Council
Cobar Shire is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is an outback shire based on the mining town of Cobar. It is traversed by the Barrier Highway and the Kidman Way...
, The State Government area of Barwon and the Federal Government area of Calare
Division of Calare
The Division of Calare is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was first contested at the 1906 election and is named for the local Aboriginal name for the Lachlan River, which runs through the western part of the division...
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Nymagee had a population of 103 people.
History
Nymagee was originally a copper mining town and in its peak supported a population of over 2200 people, half of those being ChineseChinese Australian
Chinese Australian is an Australian of Chinese heritage. In the 2006 Australian Census, 669,890 Australian residents identified themselves as having Chinese ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry....
migrants. However when the mine closed in 1917 most of the towns residents moved out. in 1999 local residents started an outback music festival to increase tourism and residents in the town. The first festival was visited by 600 tourists and the festival has since increased Nymagee's tourism by 60% and significantly increased the number of permanent residents
Nymagee is also home to "Clancy of the Overflow
Clancy of the Overflow
"Clancy of The Overflow" is a poem by Banjo Paterson, first published in The Bulletin, an Australian news magazine, on 21 December 1889. The poem is typical of Paterson, offering a romantic view of rural life, and is one of his best-known works.-History:...
" a poem written by the famous bush poet Banjo Patterson. The sheep station, "The Overflow"" featured in the poem is situated about 32 kilometres south east of Nymagee.