New South Wales

New South Wales (NSW) is Australia's most populous and oldest state, located in the south-east, north of Victoria and south of Queensland. It was founded in 1788 and originally comprised much of the Australian mainland. During the 19th century large areas were successively separated to form the British colonies of Tasmania (1825), Victoria (1851), Queensland (1859), and South Australia (which at that time included what is now the Northern Territory). In 1901 these colonies plus Western Australia voted to form an independent nation called the "Commonwealth of Australia".

See also

• Australian States and Territories
• Local Government Areas of New South Wales
• National Parks in New South Wales
• Stamps and postal history of New South Wales
• List of highways in New South Wales
• List of postcodes in New South Wales
• New South Wales Rural Fire Service