Portal:New South Wales

The NEW SOUTH WALES PORTAL Wikipedia portals: Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Natural sciences People Philosophy Religion Society Technology edit   Introduction New South Wales (abbreviated NSW) is Australia's most populous state and is located in the south-east of the country, to the north of Victoria and south of Queensland. The capital of New South Wales is Sydney, the most populous city in Australia. With an area of 809,444 km², it is the fourth largest state in Australia. New South Wales was founded in 1788 and originally comprised much of the Australian mainland, as well as New Zealand, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. During the 19th century large areas were successively separated to form the British colonies of Tasmania, South Australia, Victoria, Queensland and New Zealand. The state is bordered on the north by Queensland, on the west by South Australia, and on the south by Victoria. Its coast faces the Tasman Sea. New South Wales contains two Federal enclaves: the Australian Capital Territory, and the Jervis Bay Territory. New South Wales' three major cities are Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, which all lie along the coast. edit   Selected article edit   Selected picture edit   Did you know ...that The Entrance Bridge (pictured) was the site of a 1955 accident when the Number 11 Red Bus's brakes failed, whereupon it crashed through a wooden retaining wall and landed in The Entrance Channel? ...that Merv Wood, a single sculls gold medallist and the only person to twice be Australian flagbearer at the Summer Olympics, later became the Police Commissioner of New South Wales? ...that a survey in 2001 of the New South Wales- Queensland border in Australia found an error of 200 metres (656 ft) in the original survey, indicating that the town of ”'Jennings, New South Wales”' should actually be in Queensland? ...that the Governors Court in New South Wales had a rule barring ex-convict lawyers from appearing before it, but all of the lawyers in the penal colony were ex-convicts? edit   Categories ▼ New South Wales ► Biota of New South Wales ► Buildings and structures in New South Wales ► Culture of New South Wales ► Economy of New South Wales ► Education in New South Wales ► Environment of New South Wales ► Geography of New South Wales ► Geology of New South Wales ► History of New South Wales ► Images of New South Wales ► Natural history of New South Wales ► New South Wales articles missing geocoordinate data ► New South Wales-related lists ► Novels set in New South Wales ► People from New South Wales ► Politics of New South Wales ► Prisoners and detainees of New South Wales ► New South Wales society ► Sport in New South Wales ► Transport in New South Wales ► Visitor attractions in New South Wales edit   WikiProjects WikiProject New South Wales WikiProject Australia edit edit   Related portals Queensland Northern Territory Western Australia South Australia New South Wales Victoria Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Visit Australia Portal edit   Wikimedia What are portals? List of portals Featured portals