Visit the beautiful historic kinchega woolshed for a glimpse into australian pastoral history. In its heyday, this old shed had 26 active shearing stands, and over the course of almost a century, six million sheep were shorn here. Top 14 things to do in broken hill in 2021 usual, unusual. Explore the birdwatchers paradise of kinchega national park wetlands. Learn about the fascinating pastoral and aboriginal history of the area. There is camping sites along the river at a cost before entry. Whats better then fishing and site seeing at the old kinchega woolshed and weir 32. The kinchega property is situated just over 1100 km northwest of sydney, southeast of broken hill.
Visit the beautiful historic kinchega woolshed for a glimpse into australian pastoral history and imagine the heyday of this place. Broken hill is a friendly city with plenty to offer visitors who enjoy history and the. Kinchega high resolution stock photography and images alamy. Here visionary pioneers and illfated explorers form part of history on ancient land. Ive been enamoured by the woolsheds of western nsw, especially the interiors for a lot of years now.
At its grandest, the property extended from menindee to broken hill and covered an area of over 800,000 acres. Wilcannia tourism association middle of nowhere, centre. Book online or email or call broken hill city sights and heritage tours on 08 8087 2484 or 0418 858 388. From kinchega, head down to pooncarie and mungo national park, part of the world heritage listed willandra lakes region. Kinchega sheep station on lake menindee and the darling river became a national park in. You can even book a stay in the shearers quarters if you are i. Kinchega woolshed nsw environment, energy and science. Its nearby to the old kinchega woolshed, the darling river and the historic ruins of old. Kinchega shearers quarters accommodation menindee new. After a relaxing day on board, the train will pull into the outback town of menindee in the early evening. As you explore, youll be given a taste of a harsh history. Kinchega visitor centre 673 woolshed drive, menindee nsw 2879. It was added to the new south wales state heritage register on 2 april 1999. Explorers burke and wills across australia travel videos of.
Travel through kinchega np, to see kangaroo, emu and abundant birdlife. Outback shearing shed kinchega national park, menindee. Explorers burke and wills across australia travel videos. The holding pens, massive wool sorting tables, wool presses, shearing stands and pieces of machinery are intact. The first europeans to visit the area followed the darling river in search of pasture for their sheep. Kinchega national park travel guidebook must visit. Dont miss visiting the historic kinchega woolshed and old kinchega homestead for a taste of the areas pastoral heritage or enjoy a billy tea with the barkindtji aboriginal elders on a discovery tour to find out about the parks aboriginal history. Its nearby to the old kinchega woolshed, the darling river and the historic ruins of old kinchega homestead, so is a great place to base yourself to explore the park. Built in 1875 of corrugated iron and river red gum, the historic kinchega woolshed is a vast and. Kinchega np was once part of the kinchega kars pastoral lease held by the hughes family since 1870. Australian pastoral history kinchega national park. Menindee lakes and kinchega guided tours nsw national parks. From kinchega, head down to pooncarie and mungo national park.
Dating from 1875, kinchega woolshed is associated with the early pastoral history of the far west of new south wales. Spot emus, visit the historic kinchega woolshed and take a thousand snaps of the sunsets and birdlife. With your friendly guides, set out for menindee lakes near the darling river. The regions rich aboriginal history, teachings and dreamtime stories are. Visit the website to book your accommodation, or call 0 072 757 to book over the phone. The magnificent, and much photographed kinchega woolshed is also located within the park and is situated near the national park office.
Flickr photos, groups, and tags related to the woolshed flickr tag. Please be advised that routine maintenance works are scheduled to be completed on the historic kinchega woolshed. Its nearby to the old kinchega woolshed, the darling river and the historic. Adelaide to brisbane journey beyond rail expeditions. Enjoy a coach ride through the scenic kinchega national park to visit the historic kinchega woolshed a well preserved piece of australian pastoral history before returning to the train for a late supper. Eldorado is a lovely country town located at the western end of the woolshed valley near beechworth. The building illustrates the huge size of pastoral holdings in the arid areas of australia and is a good example of a large scale shearing shed oftraditional timber. Spot emus, visit the historic kinchega woolshed and take a thousand snaps. Oct 03, 2020 the kinchega woolshed by emu lake was built in 1875 of local river red gum and corrugated iron. Wander the sands of time in ancient mungo national park at the heart of nsws willandra lakes world heritage area and home of the famous mungo lady and mungo man. Imagine the shearers with backs bent, working tirelessly to make their daily tallies.
The eastern edge of the kinchega national park is formed. The property is owned by the new south wales office of environment and heritage. Kinchega, formerly a sheep station, became a national park in 1967. Kinchega woolshed, a relic of the past all things written. This place is just full of history and natural beauty just dont go soon after rain because the roads are impassable. Kinchega np field staff will be performing maintenance on the woolshed interior by applying a lanolin based decking solution in order to help protect the timbers from weathering and keep the woolshed s wonderful sheep smell alive.
Visit kinchega national park on your trip to menindee or. Camping and accommodation are available in the park. Built in 1875 of corrugated iron and river red gum, the historic kinchega woolshed is an important piece of pastoral her. You can get a taste of the pastoral history of kinchega national park by staying overnight at kinchega shearers quarters.
Kinchega national park woolshed closure wilcannia tourism. The town has a large park and picnic area, a bakery, a general store that also supplies fuel and of course, a beer garden. Kinchega woolshed is a heritagelisted former shearing shed located 15km southwest of menindee township, central darling shire, new south wales, australia. Dont miss visiting the historic kinchega woolshed and old kinchega homestead for a taste of the areas pastoral heritage or enjoy a billy tea with the barkindji aboriginal elders on a discovery tour to find out about the parks aboriginal history.
Shearers quarters and the hilton the shearers quarters are made up of three main buildings, with one available as accommodation for kinchega visitors. Mar 26, 2018 the 143yearold kinchega woolshed built from corrugated iron and river red gum, is one of australias most historic woolsheds. Album, explore, country, rural area, country music, card book, explori. Serviced by the darling river transport route, and dating from 1875, the historic woolshed is a reminder of the early pastoral history that characterised the arid reaches of far western new south wales. Australasian society for historical archaeology, sydney. Very old history on this national park, a must for the family tourists who are looking to camp on the darling river.
But for sheer size, nsws brocklesby and kinchega woolsheds were dwarfed by the old errowanbang woolshed, a sprawling organically grown 40 stand shearing shed still standing near carcoar in the central west of nsw. Built in 1875 of corrugated iron and river red gum, the historic kinchega woolshed is a vast and very well preserved classic piece of australian pastoral heritage. In the late afternoon, enjoy a taste of outback new south wales with a visit to the kinchega woolshed before reboarding the train for your supper. A riverina anthology, oxford university press, melbourne, australia. Book your tickets online for kinchega national park, menindee.
Visit the historic kinchega woolshed and old kinchega homestead or take a discovery tour with the barkindtji aboriginal elders. Kinchega is the location where burke and wills picked up william wright, manager of kinchega station. Be sure to leave enough time to visit the kinchega national park, home to the historic kinchega woolshed, a wonderfully preserved piece of australian agricultural history constructed in 1875. The shearers quarters was home to the men who worked at the woolshed. Departing from the broken hill outback resort, you can book your seat on this glorious tour that covers the history, culture and native flora and fauna. The kinchega national park is a protected national park that is located in the far west region of new south wales, in eastern australia.
Nov 10, 2020 collection of old australian woolsheds. Built environment step back in time and be enthralled by the grandeur of the historic kinchega woolshed. Wilcannia tourism association middle of nowhere, centre of. Enjoy a coach ride through the scenic kinchega national park to visit the historic kinchega woolshed a well preserved piece of australian pastoral history. In 1883 kinchega station comprised over 492,000ha and ran 143,000 sheep imagine how long it would take to shear all of them. In 1967 the kinchega section of kars lease was dedicated as a national park. At the meeting of central darling shire council in ivanhoe today, two reports were considered regarding the future of the old post office building in wilcannia and the purchase of the existing licensed post office business from the current licensee. Tags kinchega nsw new south wales woolshed history historic australia. Emu lake campground makes a beautiful base for exploring kinchega national park. Kinchega national park menindee 2021 all you need to know. Visit the beautiful historic kinchega woolshed for a glimpse into australian pastoral history and imagine the heyday of this place, where six million sheep were sheared. Kinchega rich in history kinchega national park, menindee. Enjoy morning tea and then savour a relaxed long lunch on board while watching the everchanging landscape glide by. The sixmillionth sheep was shorn in 1967 by herberts son harold who donated the property to the nsw government on the same day.
The 44,259hectare 109,370acre national park is located approximately 840 kilometres 520 mi west of sydney and 111 kilometres 69 mi southeast of broken hill. No visit to kinchega national park is complete without exploring the beautiful, old buildings of kinchega station. The building illustrates the huge size of pastoral holdings in the arid areas of australia and is a good example of a large scale shearing shed oftraditional timber construction. The woolshed, shearers quarters and old homestead ruins are reminders of the pastoral history. Kinchega national park attraction tour menindee new. Great history kinchega national park, menindee traveller. Close to the facilities at the shearers quarters where there are hot showers and bore water and amid the stunning colours of the sandy plains, youll have a true bush adventure.
Kinchega national park is always open but may have to close at times due to poor weather or fire danger. Encounter australias pastoral history at the classic, colonial historic kinchega woolshed and old kinchega homestead, and learn of the trials and tribulations of early settlers. Previous investigations of the kinchega pastoral estate within the kinchega national park today, the most prominent physical re mains of the former pastoral station consist of the woolshed, now much reduced in size freeman, 1980, pp. You can get a taste of the pastoral history of kinchega national park by.
May 28, 2016 kinchega woolshed if you love history, then a visit to the old kinchega woolshed is a brilliant way to get a peek into australias rich pastoral history. Or visit menindee tourism for friendly travel advice. Emu lake campground accommodation menindee new south. This guided day tour is a great way to take in the history and austere beauty of the outback. Book online or call the national parks contact centre on 0 072 757. Kinchega shearers quarters, kinchega national park the. Woolshed drive, menindee, new south wales 2879 australia. Originally an early west darling property named menindel, it was first held by the explorer john mckinlay in the 1850s. The park has a pay and display envelope payment system please bring correct coins. The trail extends out from the town into kinchega national park where the kinchega woolshed, original homestead site and remains of the ps providence are brought to life as the story unfolds. A study of one of the stations homestead is demonstrating how the integration and negotiation of material and documentary evidence produces information on domestic behavior in rural australia in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and highlights the.
Built in 1875 of corrugated iron and river red gum, the historic kinchega woolshed is an important piece of pastoral heritage. In its heyday, the far western nsw kinchega woolshed was almost twice its current length, left to right. In 1883 kinchega station comprised over 492,000 hectares and ran 143,000 sheep imagine how long it would take to shear all of them. I was not really aware of the shearing process and i have now more of an understanding. Apr 02, 2016 kinchega woolshed, kinchega national park, southwest of menindee, constructed in 1875. Built in 1875 of local river red gum and corrugated iron, the kinchega woolshed stands majestically in the kinchega national park, 15 kilometres from menindee. Inside the woolshed, youll see wool presses and tables, a machinery room and an original steam engine as well as sweating pens and the board where the sheep were held for shearing. The last shearing was held in the woolshed in 1967 when the 6 millionth sheep was shorn as part of a ceremony dedicating the park. You can get a taste of the pastoral history of kinchega national park by staying. The top attraction in the park is the old kinchega woolshed. The lovely drive along the darling river, the bird life, the historic woolshed, the peace and quiet at a picnic spot by a dry creek bed. For day visitors, please plan ahead and visit outside of peak periods 11am and 2pm. The park protects the menindee lake system and highlights its rich pastoral and aboriginal history.
Explore aboriginal sites and european buildings including kinchega woolshed and its adjacent walks. I had really an interesting time there, definitely few things to see. The kinchega pastoral station in western new south wales, australia, was one of the earliest and largest in the area. Kinchega woolshed kinchega, q, q, queenslandueensland 16 n16 n16 novemberovember 202020202020 visiting the kinchega woolshed when warren and i began our travel adventure, one town that was high on our list of places to visit was the tiny outback nsw town of menindee. Woolly tales a tour of the historic kinchega woolshed stage 2. Visit the beautiful historic kinchega woolshed for a glimpse into australian pastoral history and imagine the heyday of this place, where six million sheep were. With the magnificent darling river forming its eastern border, kinchega national park was formerly part of the kinchega kars pastoral lease which covered 800,000 hectares and extended all the way from menindee. The kinchega pastoral station in western new south wales, australia, was one of the earliest.
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