Forbes, New South Wales
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Forbes, New South Wales is a historic rural town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia, known for its agricultural economy and gold rush heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Forbes, New South Wales canonical | 4 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
locality in New South Wales
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town ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| climateClassification | Cfa ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| distanceFromParkes | approximately 33 kilometres south of Parkes ⓘ |
| distanceFromSydney | approximately 380 kilometres west of Sydney ⓘ |
| electorateFederal | Riverina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electorateState | Orange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Forbes Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Forbes Cemetery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Forbes Historical Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Forbes NERFINISHED ⓘ heritage-listed buildings in the town centre ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
gold rush era buildings
ⓘ
historic commercial streetscape ⓘ |
| hasLocalGovernment | Forbes Shire Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRailwayLine | Stockinbingal–Parkes railway line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | gold rush in the 1860s ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agricultural economy
ⓘ
gold rush heritage ⓘ historic rural character ⓘ |
| localGovernmentArea | Forbes Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Central West, New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Lachlan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Francis Grose’s family seat Forbes in England (attributed) ⓘ |
| nearbyTown |
Cowra, New South Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parkes, New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ West Wyalong, New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postcode | 2871 ⓘ |
| primaryIndustry |
cropping
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horticulture ⓘ livestock grazing ⓘ |
| region | Central West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | New South Wales ⓘ |
| transportRoute |
Henry Lawson Way
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newell Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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