Turon River
| Turon River | ||
 The river near Sofala at low tide |
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| Data | ||
| location | New South Wales , Australia | |
| River system | Murray River | |
| Drain over | Macquarie River (Barwon River) → Barwon River (Darling River) → Darling River → Murray River → Indian Ocean | |
| source | Jews Mountain at Portland 33 ° 12 ′ 41 ″ S , 149 ° 57 ′ 41 ″ E |
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| Source height | 778 m | |
| muzzle |
Macquarie River Coordinates: 33 ° 5 '8 " S , 149 ° 23' 24" E 33 ° 5 '8 " S , 149 ° 23' 24" E |
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| Mouth height | 406 m | |
| Height difference | 372 m | |
| Bottom slope | 3.2 ‰ | |
| length | 117 km | |
| Left tributaries | Coolamigal Creek, McKinnons Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Jews Creek, Crudine Creek | |
| Small towns | Sofala | |
The Turon River is a river in the middle of the Australian state of New South Wales . Gold was found on its banks in 1851.
course
The Turon River, which is home to many trout , forms north of Portland from Jews Creek and Coolamigal Creek . It flows through Sofala and flows into the Macquarie River , a tributary of the Barwon River and thus the Darling River . At its upper reaches it flows through the Turon National Park .
Gold rush
One of the first gold rushes in Australia took place on the Turon River . The Chinese prospectors , who needed water to wash out the gold, built channels along the river for gold panning , some of which can still be seen today. At that time there were already the first aversions to the Chinese in the gold fields. The reasons were competition and latent racism.
The prospectors had to pay 30 shillings. The claims were only 12.5 m² in size. Therefore, the work was extremely arduous. The Governor while Fitzroy reduced the sum, but was raised as the license fee, there is resistance built up: The gold rush is not paid. The police then fined £ 5 those who did not pay; the penalty doubled for each further default. The police became more and more hated. She was labeled the Diggers Hunts and arguments broke out.
Today there is a recreation area in the gold rush region, where gold mining, canoeing, fishing and horse riding can be practiced.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Turon River, NSW . Bonzle.com
- ^ Sofala (Turon), NSW on egold.net.au , accessed April 13, 2010
- ^ Lithgow Visitor Information Center. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 25, 2011 ; Retrieved April 15, 2010 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Information on cultureadrecation.gov.au , accessed on April 13, 2010
- ↑ Information on migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au , accessed on April 13, 2010
- ^ Turon Gates , accessed April 13, 2010
