Nymagee

Nymagee is a small town in the north west of New South Wales, 618 kilometres (384 mi) north west of Sydney, 130 kilometres (81 mi) south west of Nyngan and 89 kilometres (55 mi) south of Cobar. It is in the Shire of Cobar, The State Government area of Barwon and the Federal Government area of Parkes. At the 2016 census, Nymagee had a population of 101.[1]

Nymagee
New South Wales
Nymagee, with the Metropolitan Hotel on the right
Nymagee
Coordinates32°07′S 146°32′E
Population100 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2831
Elevation260 m (853 ft)
Location618 km (384 mi) from Sydney
LGA(s)Cobar Shire Council
State electorate(s)Barwon
Federal Division(s)Parkes

An area, COP4, of 2,070,061 hectares (5,115,230 acres) around Nymagee has also been designated as an IBRA biogeographic subregion of the Cobar Peneplain biogeographic region.[2]

History

Nymagee was originally a copper mining town and in its peak supported a population of over 2200, half of those being Chinese migrants.[3][4] However, when the mine closed in 1917 most of the towns residents moved out. By 1949, the inhabitants were thinking of Nymagee as a 'ghost town', even though it still possessed a hall, racecourse and social and sports clubs.[5]

In 1999 local residents started an outback music festival to increase tourism and residents in the town. The first festival was visited by 600 tourists and the festival has since increased Nymagee's tourism by 60% and significantly increased the number of permanent residents[6][7]

Nymagee is also home to "Clancy of the Overflow" a poem written by the famous bush poet Banjo Paterson. The sheep station, "The Overflow" featured in the poem is situated about 32 kilometres (20 mi) south east of Nymagee.[3]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nymagee (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  2. "Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA7) subregions" (PDF). Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Commonwealth of Australia. 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  3. http://www.yamasa.org/member/declan/nymagee.html
  4. "In and Around Nymagee". Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1907). 19 May 1888. p. 24. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  5. "NYMAGEE–GHOST TOWN". Forbes Advocate (NSW : 1911 - 1954). 25 November 1949. p. 14. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  6. http://nymageemusicfestival.com.au/about/
  7. http://www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au/rural_regional/programs/ngee.html

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