Gulgong, New South Wales

Gulgong is a town of approximately 2300 persons in central New South Wales. With a name derived from the local Wiradjuri Aboriginal people for "deep waterhole", Gulgong is located 26 km north of Mudgee on the Castlereagh Highway. Like Mudgee, there are numerous wineries about. There are also canola and sheep industries here.

Related Topics:
Town - New South Wales - Wiradjuri - Aboriginal - Mudgee - Castlereagh Highway - Wineries - Canola - Sheep

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Like a lot of towns in this area of New South Wales, Gulgong was once a thriving gold mining centre, which attracted its share of personalities both famous and forgotten to history. Novelist and bush poet Henry Lawson briefly lived in Gulgong as a child while his father sought instant wealth as a miner. Around the same time, English author Anthony Trollope visited Gulgong and later name dropped the town in his book Australia and New Zealand.

Related Topics:
Gold - Henry Lawson - Anthony Trollope

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Gulgong was featured in scenes behind the portrait of Henry Lawson on the former paper Australian ten dollar note issued in 1966 when decimal currency was first introduced into Australia. This note was replaced by polymer notes in 1993. http://www.rba.gov.au/Museum/Displays/1960_1988_rba_and_reform_of_the_currency/australias_first_decimal_currency_notes.html

Related Topics:
Former paper Australian ten dollar note - Decimal currency

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It is a somewhat unkown fact that a significant proportion of residents of gulgong suffer from schizoaffective disorder, with bipolar type being the most common. Substance abuse, substance dependance, conduct disorder and unwanted pregnancy are seen in the majority of Gulgong's youth. These problems, among others, are currently being assessed by Gulgong's renown ICH - interconnective healers.

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