| 词条 | Parish of Mulwaree | ||||
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HistoryThe area was traditional lands of the Ngunnawal people, but was also traversed by other tribes going to the coast or the Monaro during the Bogong moth season. Stone artefacts dating back 20,000 years have been found at nearby Lake George. The Lake Bathurst was discovered in April 1818 by an exploration commissioned by Governor Lachlan Macquarie to find a route from the inland to the settlement on the south coast at Jervis Bay that was headed by Surveyor General James Meehan. A village of Mulwaree was gazetted in the 19th century on the southern shore of Lake Bathurst, but failed to grow, moving 1½km to the west at the site of Tarago, on the main trainline. GeographySignificant features in the parish include:
EcologyThe area has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because it regularly supports significant numbers of
See also
EconomyThe Parish is predominantly Agricultureal in its economic base, however, the economic base has diversified in recent years with:
The parish has begun to be used as commuter zone for the nearby city of Canberra. References1. ^Robert McLean, The New atlas of Australia : the complete work containing over one hundred maps and full descriptive geography of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, together with numerous illustrations and copious indices (Sydney :J. Sands, [1886) Map 11. {{coord missing|New South Wales}}{{NewSouthWales-geo-stub}}{{NewSouthWales-gov-stub}}2. ^McDonald, J. Kay. (1985). Exploring the ACT and Southeast New South Wales. Kangaroo Press: Sydney. 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.argylecounty.com.au/towns/lakebathurst.html|title=European History of Lake Bathurst|website=argylecounty.com.au}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm|title=Lake Bathurst Birdata|website=birdata.com.au}} 2 : Parishes of Argyle County|Southern Tablelands |
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