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Mudgee
Sign in to saveMudgee () is a town in the Central West of New South Wales, Australia. It is in the broad fertile Cudgegong River valley north-west of Sydney and is the largest town in the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area as well as being the council seat. At the 2021 Census, its population was 11,457. The district lies across the edge of the geological structure known as the Sydney Basin.
Key facts
- Australian place.type
- town
- Australian place.name
- Mudgee
- Australian place.state
- NSW
- Australian place.image
- Mudgee Roundabout.jpg
- Australian place.caption
- View of the town centre, showing War Memorial Clock Tower
- Australian place.pop
- 11457
- Australian place.pop_year
- 2021
- Australian place.postcode
- 2850
- Australian place.elevation
- 454
- Australian place.maxtemp
- 23.0
- Australian place.mintemp
- 8.3
- Australian place.rainfall
- 673.9
- Australian place.region
- Central West
- Australian place.county
- Wellington
- Australian place.lga
- Mid-Western Regional Council
- Australian place.stategov
- Dubbo
- Australian place.fedgov
- Calare
- Australian place.dist1
- 270
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- History
- Wiradjuri people
- Significance of local names
- Early British colonisation (1821 to 1850)
- 1850 to present
- Economy
- Media
- Radio
- Television
- Newspapers
- Demographics
- Sports
- Climate
- Heritage buildings
- Churches
- Schools and colleges
- Gallery
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Mudgee () is a town in the Central West of New South Wales, Australia. It is in the broad fertile Cudgegong River valley north-west of Sydney and is the largest town in the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area as well as being the council seat. At the 2021 Census, its population was 11,457. The district lies across the edge of the geological structure known as the Sydney Basin.
==History== === Wiradjuri people === The Mudgee and Dabee clans of the Wiradjuri people lived at and around the site of what is now the town of Mudgee on the Cudgegong River. Some cultural and tool-making sites of these Aboriginal people remain, including the Hands on the Rocks, The Drip and Babyfoot Cave sites.