Molong, New South Wales
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Molong () is a small town in the central west region of New South Wales, Australia, in Cabonne Shire.
Molong is located on the Mitchell Highway about 300 kilometres west of Sydney and about 30 kilometres from the city of Orange. Charles Sturt visited Molong in 1828. Molong was the site of the first copper mine in Australia, located at Copper Hill just outside of Molong.
[edit] Railway
The railway from Sydney reached Molong in 1886, which was later extended to Parkes. There was once a branch railway to Dubbo that was used for primary industry, but is now only used by the Countrylink XPT service.
The name Molong comes from the aboriginal word for "rocky place."
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