Rocky River (New South Wales)
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Rocky River is a river in northern New South Wales, Australia. The Rocky River is one of the headwaters of the Gwydir River. It starts south of the town of Uralla on the Northern Tablelands plateau, and flows north passing just west of Uralla. It joins the Gwydir River near Bundarra.
About 2 kilometres west of Uralla, was the gold mining area and associated village also called Rocky River. In the 1860’s Rocky River was a thriving gold field town of over 5,000 miners and their families. Settled as a tent town, Rocky River, at its peak supported 20 hotels, numerous boarding houses, stores, churches and schools. Among the miners were many Chinese, some of whom had made the long trek from Goulburn and Victorian goldfields. Some of these miners later bought land around the Northern Tablelands and settled there as farmers. Today only St John’s Church and the Public School on Thunderbolts Way remain together with a few houses.
In the 2006 Census (held on 8th August 2006), there were 479 persons usually resident in Rocky River.
[edit] References
- Scenic Drive 3 – Miners, Bushrangers and Farmers, Uralla Visitor Centre
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