Why Gwydir?
Bingara, Warialda and the Gwydir River. Every fact sourced.
- Art Deco at the Roxy
The Roxy Theatre in Bingara is a restored Art Deco theatre with a small museum on Greek immigration and a cafe.Source: Visit NSW
- Bingara and its diamonds
Gold was found near Bingara in 1852, and copper and diamonds in the 1880s. Bingara is one of the few places in Australia where diamonds have been found.Source: Gwydir Shire Council
- Warialda, Place of Wild Honey
The name Warialda is said to mean Place of Wild Honey, from the Weraerai people who frequented the area. Allan Cunningham and five men were the first Europeans to explore and map it, in May 1827.Source: Gwydir Shire Council
- Myall Creek Memorial
North-west of Bingara, the memorial remembers 28 unarmed Aboriginal people killed by a gang of stockmen in 1838. A service is held every June long weekend.Source: Visit NSW
- A shire from 2004
Gwydir Shire was established on 17 March 2004 from the Yallaroi and Bingara shires and a northern part of Barraba shire.Source: Wikipedia
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