Lucknow, New South Wales

Lucknow
New South Wales
Mitchell Highway passing through Lucknow
Lucknow is located in New South Wales
Lucknow
Lucknow
Coordinates33°20′47″S 149°09′42″E / 33.34639°S 149.16167°E / -33.34639; 149.16167
Population297 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2800
Elevation881 m (2,890 ft)
Location
LGA(s)City of Orange
State electorate(s)Orange
Federal division(s)Calare

Lucknow is a locality in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia, on the Mitchell Highway and adjacent to the regional centre of Orange. The locality is in the City of Orange local government area, 245 kilometres (152 mi) west of the state capital, Sydney.

At the 2016 census, Lucknow had a population of 297.[1]

History

Lucknow (pronounced Luck now) was once a property of statesman William Wentworth and was the site of the second major gold discovery in Australia. Shortly after the discovery of gold, he sold it to Australia's first gold mining company, the Wentworth Gold Field Company, of which he was a director.[2]

Heritage listings

At 4570-4578 Mitchell Highway, the Wentworth and Reform Gold Mines is heritage listed.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lucknow". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Tink, Andrew (2009). William Charles Wentworth : Australia's greatest native son. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1-74175-192-5.
  3. ^ "Wentworth and Reform Gold Mines". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H02004. Retrieved 18 February 2020. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.

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