| 词条 | Carcoar, New South Wales |
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| name = Carcoar | state = nsw | image = AUS NSW Carcoar Belubula Street.jpg | caption = Belubula Street | coordinates = {{coord|33|36|S|149|08|E|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_label_position = right | lga = Blayney Shire | fedgov = Calare | postcode = 2791 | est = 1839 | pop = 200| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}} | pop_footnotes = [1] | elevation= 720 | maxtemp = 20.9 | mintemp = 6.6 | rainfall = 784.6 | stategov = Bathurst | dist1 = 258 | location1= Sydney | dist2 = 52 | location2= Bathurst }}Carcoar is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia, in Blayney Shire. In 2016, the town had a population of 200 people.[1] It is situated just off the Mid-Western Highway 258 km west of Sydney and 52 km south-west of Bathurst and is 720 m above sea level. It is located in a small green valley, with the township and buildings on both banks of the Belubula River.[2] Carcoar was once one of the most important government centres in Western New South Wales. The town has been classified by the National Trust due to the number of intact 19th-century buildings. It is an historic town, with a significant amount of cultural materials relating to 19th century Australian life.[2] Carcoar is the third oldest settlement west of the Blue Mountains.[2] Carcoar is a Gundungurra word meaning either frog or kookaburra.[3] Nearby towns are Blayney, Millthorpe, Mandurama, Neville, Lyndhurst and Barry. HistorySettlersThe original occupants were probably the Wiradjuri Aboriginals.[2] The first European to travel through the area was surveyor George Evans, who, heading south-west from Bathurst in 1815, sighted evidence of the Wiradjuri presence. "Belubula" has been identified as the Wiradjuri word for "stony river".[2] The first settlers arrived in 1821. The first official land grant, comprising 560 acres (2.3 km²), was issued to Thomas Icely on 26 May 1829. He named it Coombing. In 1838 Thomas Icely requested that a village be established to service his large pastoral estate. On 29 September 1839 Carcoar became just the third settlement west of the Blue Mountains to be gazetted. The first allotments in the town were sold in 1840. By 1850 Carcoar was the second most populous town west of the mountains, second in size only to Bathurst, and became a banking and administrative centre for the area. In 1857 the town's public school opened. It has continued to function as a school since that day, making it one of the oldest continuous schools in Australia. The discovery of gold further to the west in the mid-1860s started the decline of the town. The government began erecting a number of significant public buildings starting in the late 1870s. At this time, Coombing was supplying iron ore to the Lithgow steelworks. RailwaysThe location of the town at the bottom of a steep valley counted against it when it came to railway construction. Another blow came to the town when the railway went to Blayney (13 km to the North West) in 1874. By the early 1880s, the population was in decline. Carcoar was not on the railway line until 1888, when the Blayney–Demondrille railway line, which is an extension of the Main Southern Line, was constructed.[4] In the 1980s, passenger services were suspended between Cowra and Blayney (including Carcoar). This section was used by the Lachlan Valley Railway for many years until the line was closed in 2009. Convicts and bushrangers{{refimprove section|date=April 2017}}Carcoar's population growth in the mid-19th century also brought crime problems, with increased activity by local renegade convicts and bushrangers by the late 1830s. In response, local authorities threatened to impose martial law and withdraw all convict privileges in 1841. However, Carcoar's crime problems largely subsided following the capture of bushranger Paddy Curran, the arrival of a magistratrate, and the addition of more police. The activity of Irish convicts-turned-bushrangers operating in Australia was the subject of ballads, including "The Wild Colonial Boy." John Peisley, born in Bathurst in 1835, was a notorious horse thief in the area in the early 1850s. While imprisoned on Cockatoo Island near Sydney, now called Biloela, he met veteran prisoner Frank Gardiner, labelled a "Cockatoo Hand." Peisley received his ticket of leave in December 1860, conditional on his remaining in the Hunter River Valley. He absconded to the Abercrombie Rangies, where his parents had previously lived, and began a series of highway robberies in the south and west of Bathurst. Frank Gardiner joined him after two months, followed by Johnny Gilbert three weeks later. Peisley was captured in late January 1862, charged with murdering a Bigga innkeeper, and hanged at Bathurst. Frank Gardiner served imprisonment six years for horse theft; upon his release, he broke his parole and took up cattle thieving. Two local men from the Mount Macquarie area (now Neville), long-term friends Mickey Bourke and Johnny Vane attempted to steal a racehorse from Coombing. In the process Bourke non-fatally shot stablehand German Charley, who tried to stop them, in the mouth. Bourke went on to join Ben Hall's bushranger gang. On 13 July 1863, Ben Hall, with Johnny Gilbert and John O'Meally, held up the Carcoar Commercial Bank in broad daylight. This marked Australia's first bank robbery. It was thwarted when a bank teller fired a shot into the bank's ceiling, and the gang fled without seizing anything but shooting the manager as he was returning to the bank. The three, this time joined by Johnny Vane and Mickey Bourke, then held up a jeweller's shop and the Sportsman's Arms Hotel in Bathurst in broad daylight in October 1863. The gang escaped down George Street, exchanging shots with police. They returned three days later and robbed more stores, homes, and businesses on the outskirts of Bathurst. Weeks later, twenty-year-old Mickey Burke was shot in the stomach during a hold-up of Gold Commissioner Keightley in Rockley. Believing he was about to die, he shot himself in the head; still alive and in pain, Hall killed him. Some time later, Ben Hall held up Presbyterian Reverend James Adam, who made such a good impression on the bushranger that Hall let him go without robbing him. Ben Hall died in a gunfight near Forbes in May 1865 and was buried in the Forbes cemetery. In Ben Hall's three years as their leader, the gang robbed two mail coaches, committed 21 hold-ups, and stole 23 racehorses. MiningCarcoar was the site of Australia's first documented uranium deposit.[5] The deposit was located within a cobalt mine, in the form of copper uranite ore.[6] Heritage listingsCarcoar has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
AttractionsThe Royal HotelThe Royal Hotel Carcoar is an historic hotel in the main street of Carcoar, a National Trust classified village. The Royal Hotel Carcoar has been awarded a "Two Schooner" Good Pub Food Guide ranking in 2010 and 2011 which is the pub equivalent of the Australian Good Food Guide "Two Hat" rating for restaurants. Carcoar PotteryMaster Potter Louise Purcell created Carcoar Pottery to showcase her unique designs in domestic and ornamental pottery. PopulationIn the 2016 Census, there were 200 people in Carcoar. 88.2% of people were born in Australia and 94.4% of people spoke only English at home.[1] EventsDown to Earth Gardening Expo and Plant FairHeld at the Carcoar Show Ground on the last Sunday in April this event highlights ecology and sustainability along with the relaxation and pleasure to be derived from gardening. The Down to Earth Gardening Expo and Plant Fair is held annually and attracts stallholders and visitors from far and wide. see more https://www.carcoarvillage.com/down-to-earth-gardening-expo-plant Carcoar Cup Running FestivalThe first weekend in November sees the staging of the Carcoar Cup Running Festival. Begun in 2011, it has become an iconic event on the Australia Running calendar. Hosting an Ultra Marathon (60 km), Full Marathon (42.195), Teams Marathons (approx 10 km), Half Marathon (21 km), Carcoar Cup for Kids, and Carcoar to Creek Dash (6 km). Entrants run from Carcoar to Neville and back via Mount Macquarie and many also raise money for charity. Runners come from over 170 different towns and cities throughout Australia and overseas. The event has been recognised as NSW Regional Flagships Event for the last two years. The Festival also won an Australia Day award as Community Event of the Year. See more Carcoar ShowAn annual agricultural show held on the last weekend of October with judged events ranging from flower arranging to stud cattle and heavy horse snigging and pulling competitions. Australia Day FairThe annual festival for Australia Day swells the population of Carcoar to over 3000. The streets are lined with stalls. There are stage coach rides, entertainment, refreshments and historical reenactment of local history. See more https://www.carcoarvillage.com Film and televisionIn recent years the town has been used as a location for numerous film and television productions including Jessica (starring Sam Neill), Let the Balloon Go, Brides of Christ, Tommy the Kid, Not the Boy Next Door (2015) and Backtrack (2015). Notable residents
References1. ^1 2 {{Census 2016 AUS|id=UCL122035|name=Carcoar (L) (urban centre/locality)|accessdate=15 October 2018|quick=on}} Material was copied from this source, which is available under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License]. 2. ^1 2 3 4 {{Cite web|url=http://www.centralnswmuseums.orangemuseum.com.au/carcoar/|title=Carcoar, NSW {{!}} Central New South Wales Museums|website=www.centralnswmuseums.orangemuseum.com.au|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-10}} 3. ^{{NSW GNR|id=JPKqvqUlGH|title=Carcoar|accessdate=28 June 2009}} 4. ^Sydney Morning Herald 16 November 1887 p5 5. ^{{cite news|last=Freed|first=Jamie|title=Explorers pegging NSW for uranium|work=Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax|date=2007-05-04|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/business/explorers-pegging-nsw-for-uranium/2007/05/03/1177788308900.html|accessdate=2009-05-05}} 6. ^{{cite web|last=Mudd|first=Gavin|title=Uranium In Australia : A Detailed Timeline 1869 to 1969|work=Australia's Uranium Resources|publisher=The Sustainable Energy & Anti-Uranium Service|date=2002-07-14|url=http://www.sea-us.org.au/timeline/pre1970.html|accessdate=2009-05-05}} 7. ^{{cite NSW SHR|5045535|Old Rectory|hr=00323|fn=EF14/4436; S90/5462; HC32756|accessdate=18 May 2018}} 8. ^{{cite NSW SHR|5011968|Carcoar Railway Station group|hr=01110|fn=EF14/4429|accessdate=18 May 2018}} 9. ^{{cite NSW SHR|5000003|Carcoar School of Arts|hr=00266|fn=EF14/4430; S90/5120; HC32945|accessdate=18 May 2018}} 10. ^{{cite NSW SHR|5045316|Saddlery, The|hr=00328|fn=EF14/4437; S90/3545; HC32192|accessdate=18 May 2018}} External links{{Commons category-inline|Carcoar, New South Wales}}
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