Milparinka, New South Wales
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Milparinka is a small settlement in north west New South Wales, Australia (29°44′ S 141°53′) located roughly 250 kilometres north of Broken Hill on the Silver City Highway with a population of ten.
In 1844 Charles Sturt's expediation was stranded for 6 months due to a lack of supplies nearby at Preservation Creek. Gold was discovered in the 1870s and the population peaked at 3000.
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