Hargraves is a village in Central West New South Wales, Australia. It is 306 kilometres (190 mi) north west of the state capital of Sydney and 39 kilometres (24 mi) southwest of the town of Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia. At the 2011 census, Hargraves had a population of 338.[1]
It lies within the traditional lands of the Wiradjuri people.[2]
Initially known as Louisa Creek, it was renamed Hargraves after Edward Hargraves.[3] It owes its origins to gold mining, which occurred there from the early 1850s.[4]
hargraves, south, wales, hargraves, village, central, west, south, wales, australia, kilometres, north, west, state, capital, sydney, kilometres, southwest, town, mudgee, south, wales, australia, 2011, census, hargraves, population, hargraves, south, walesa, p. Hargraves is a village in Central West New South Wales Australia It is 306 kilometres 190 mi north west of the state capital of Sydney and 39 kilometres 24 mi southwest of the town of Mudgee New South Wales Australia At the 2011 census Hargraves had a population of 338 1 Hargraves New South WalesA park in HargravesHargravesCoordinates32 47 0 S 149 27 0 E 32 78333 S 149 45000 E 32 78333 149 45000Population338 2011 census 1 Postcode s 2850Location306 km 190 mi NW of Sydney113 km 70 mi N of Bathurst39 km 24 mi SW of MudgeeLGA s Mid Western Regional CouncilState electorate s OrangeFederal division s ParkesIt lies within the traditional lands of the Wiradjuri people 2 Initially known as Louisa Creek it was renamed Hargraves after Edward Hargraves 3 It owes its origins to gold mining which occurred there from the early 1850s 4 See also editAustralian gold rushes New South Wales gold rush Ophir New South Wales Hargraves HouseReferences edit a b Australian Bureau of Statistics 31 October 2012 Hargraves SSC 2011 Census QuickStats Retrieved 6 July 2014 nbsp Tindale Tribes Wiradjuri archives samuseum sa gov au Retrieved 17 October 2020 http hargravesnsw com au web Archived 2 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine Hargraves LOUISA CREEK The People s Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator Sydney NSW 1848 1856 9 Oct 1852 Retrieved 17 October 2020 via Trove External links edit nbsp Media related to Hargraves New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This Central West geography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hargraves New South Wales amp oldid 1185831854, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
