Bogan River
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The Bogan River is an inland river of New South Wales, Australia. It begins at Goonumbla, near Parkes. It flows in a north west direction for about 370 mi (595 km) before it joins the Darling River near Bourke.[1] The towns of Tottenham, Peak Hill and Nyngan are built on the banks of the Bogan River.
The first Europen to see the Bogan River was Charles Sturt in 1828-9.[1] He named it New Year Creek. However the Indigenous Australian name, Bogan, which means birth place of a king, was the name that was used.[1] The explorer Sir Thomas Mitchell created a painting in 1836 of an Aboriginal man, Combo, from the Bogan River.
References [change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Bogan River". The Australian Encyclopaedia II. (1958). The Grollier Society of Australia. 46. Retrieved on 20 December 2011.
Other websites [change]
- Mitchell, Thomas (2011). "Aboriginal man Combo of Bogan River 1836 - Australian Museum". australianmuseum.net.au. http://australianmuseum.net.au/image/Aboriginal-man-Combo-of-Bogan-River-1836/. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
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