Parish of Haynes
Haynes is a remote civil parish of Evelyn County in far North West New South Wales,[1] located at 30°24′24″S 141°04′48″E.
Geography
The Geography, of the Parish is mostly the flat, arid landscape of the Channel Country. The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh (Hot desert)[2]. The nearest town is Tibooburra to the east, which is on the Silver City Highway and lies south of the Sturt National Park.[3]
The western boundary of the parish is the south australian border.
History
The Parish is on the traditional lands of the Wadigali[4][5] Aboriginal peoples.[6]
Charles Sturt passed through the area during 1845,[7] In 1861 the Burke and Will's expedition passed to the east.[8]
References
- ^ Map of the County of Evelyn: Western Division.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) (direct: Final Revised Paper) - ^ Olive Downs campground.
- ^ Aboriginal Heritage, Corner Country History & Heritage].
- ^ Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Karenggapa (NSW)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press. p196.
- ^ David R Horton (creator), Aboriginal Studies Press, AIATSIS, and Auslig/Sinclair, Knight, Merz, 1996.
- ^ Sturt's Central Australian Expedition.
- ^ The Burke and Wills Expedition.
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