Wisemans Creek is a locality in the Oberon Shire of New South Wales, Australia. The area has also been known as Glenburn.[2] It had a population of 113 people as of the 2016 census.[1]
Wisemans Creek New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°37′00″S 149°43′00″E / 33.61667°S 149.71667°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 113 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2795 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 763 m (2,503 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Oberon Shire | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Bathurst | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Calare | ||||||||||||||
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Wisemans Creek Post Office opened on 1 January 1886 and closed on 30 June 1976.[3] Wisemans Creek Provisional School operated from September 1868 to September 1870.[4] It also formerly had a cricket club, debating society and bushfire brigade.[5][6][7]
The area has historically been used for mining of copper and gold.[8][9] The Black Bullock mine was worked successfully by Windsor Resources during the 1980s and was subject to ongoing drilling from a joint venture in the 1990s; it was still being viewed as a prospect by Heron Resources in 2017.[10]
In June 1970, it was proposed to remove the Wisemans Creek name and refer to the area as Glenburn; however, this was reversed in August that year.[11][12]
Heritage listings
editWisemans Creek has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 279 Todds Road: Mountain View Homestead and General Store[13]
References
edit- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wisemans Creek (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Extract". Geographical Names Board of NSW. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Wisemans Creek". Post Office Reference. Premier Postal. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "School history database search". NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "WISEMAN'S CREEK". National Advocate. New South Wales, Australia. 28 November 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 7 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "WISEMAN'S CREEK PARS". National Advocate. Vol. 4, no. 119. New South Wales, Australia. 14 February 1893. p. 2. Retrieved 7 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Wiseman's Creek News". National Advocate. New South Wales, Australia. 21 October 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 7 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "GEOLOGICAL SURVEYOR'S REPORT". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. LXXVII, no. 12, 466. New South Wales, Australia. 2 May 1878. p. 5. Retrieved 7 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "WISEMAN'S CREEK". The Daily Telegraph. No. 9172. New South Wales, Australia. 22 October 1908. p. 11. Retrieved 7 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Heron Resources Limited - Ardea Resources Limited Project Update". ENP Newswire. 9 January 2017.
- ^ "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT, 1966". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 77. New South Wales, Australia. 19 June 1970. p. 2468. Retrieved 7 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT, 1966". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 109. New South Wales, Australia. 28 August 1970. p. 3481. Retrieved 7 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Mountain View Homestead and General Store". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01743. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.