Mount Tilga

Mount Tilga () is a hill 329 metres high which rises sharply out of the plain eight kilometres north of Condobolin.

Mount Tilga is said to be the exact centre of New South Wales.[1], but establishing the centre of an irregular shape is not a straightforward matter. Just where the centre of the State lies is open to dispute.

According to Geoscience Australia, which has investigated the issue, a possible centre for New South Wales is just off Cockies Road, 33 km west-north-west of Tottenham, a small town 110 kilometres west of Dubbo. This spot, () south of the Fiveways Intersection, is marked by a cairn constructed for Australia's Bicentennial celebrations in 1988.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Condobolin, Parkes & Forbes NSW & ACT Australia". Travel guide. Total Travel Australia. http://www.totaltravel.com.au/travel/nsw/explorernsw/parkes/guide/condobolin. Retrieved 2006-01-29.  Also "Condobolin, New South Wales". Sydney Morning Herald Travel. Fairfax Digital (smh.com.au). 2004. http://www.smh.com.au/news/New-South-Wales/Condobolin/2005/02/17/1108500193350.html. Retrieved 2006-01-29. 
  2. ^ "Centre of Australia, States and Territories". Education/Fab Facts. Geoscience Australia. 2004. Archived from the original on 2006-01-08. http://web.archive.org/web/20060108193717/http://www.ga.gov.au/education/facts/dimensions/centre.htm#fivecentres. Retrieved 2006-01-29.