Population 1,629 (2011 census) LGA(s) Cabonne Shire Council Mean max temp Mean min temp Postal code 2866 Federal division Division of Calare | Postcode(s) 2866 State electorate(s) Orange Elevation 565 m Local time Thursday 10:50 AM | |
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Location 296 km (184 mi) W of Sydney
36 km (22 mi) NW of Orange
65 km (40 mi) S of Wellington
24 km (15 mi) SW of Cumnock Weather 26°C, Wind N at 11 km/h, 59% Humidity | ||
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Molong is a small town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia, in Cabonne Shire.
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- highland gums 2472 mitchell hwy molong nsw 2866
- Map of Molong NSW 2866 Australia
- Molong nsw 2016
- History
- Geography
- Education
- References
Map of Molong NSW 2866, Australia
Molong nsw 2016
History
The name Molong comes from the aboriginal word for 'all rocks'.
William Lee of Kelso is said to have had cattle in the area by 1819. He later held property just north of present Molong, around Larras Lee. In 1826 a military and police outpost was established at Molong, on Governor Darling's orders, as a step in opening up the government stock reserve west of the Macquarie River for settlement.
The Historical Museum is housed in a former hotel (1856), built by rubble-mason James Mortal, who sold it in 1861 to John Smith of Gamboola. Smith let the building to a series of publicans and it later became the residence and surgery for a series of doctors. The Historical Society acquired it for use as a museum, in 1969, with help from the Molong Shire Council.
Geography
Molong is located on the Mitchell Highway about 300 kilometres west of Sydney and about 30 kilometres from the city of Orange. It is elevated at 529 metres above sea level. At the 2011 census, Molong had a population of 1,629 people. Charles Sturt visited Molong in 1828. Molong was the site of an early copper mine in Australia, located at Copper Hill just outside Molong.
The railway from Sydney reached Molong in 1886; it was later extended to Parkes. A branch railway to Dubbo was opened in 1925 and closed in 1987.