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Forbes is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia, located on the Newell Highway between Parkes and West Wyalong. At the 2021 census, Forbes had a population of 9,319. [1] Forbes is probably named after Sir Francis Forbes, first Chief Justice of NSW. [2]
Forbes has long been known for its grand heritage buildings set alongside gorgeous riverbanks and leafy parks. A new, world-class sculpture trail shows there's more to this town in the beautiful Lachlan Valley than meets the eye. See the town’s changing face, from colonial gold rush times and notorious bushrangers to the modern day.
The fledgling diggings township was named Forbes, it is thought after Sir Francis Forbes, the first Chief Justice of New South Wales. The gold rush brought an influx of some 30,000 people creating a massive tent city and leading to the development of the substantial hotels, churches, civic and other buildings which you can still see in Forbes ...
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Forbes is located on the Lachlan River 245 m above sea-level and 374 km west of Sydney via Bathurst and Orange.
The settlement was first named by Surveyor General John Oxley who called it simply Camp Hill. Oxley subsequently renamed the settlement Forbes after Francis Forbes, later Sir Francis Forbes, who became the first Chief Justice of New South Wales in the Supreme Court.
Victoria Park Forbes is unusual for an Australian country town in the way so many of the town's significant buildings are located around a park which looks like a town square. Not only does Victoria Park have a fine band rotunda, an impressive fountain and a modern war memorial but it is also edged by the Court House, the huge Vandenberg Hotel, the...
The Place Where Ben Hall Was Killed It is just a clump of trees in a very flat paddock and is worth visiting as it has a large sign with a painting and explanation which has been installed by the Forbes Historical Society. Located 21 km west of Forbes on Ben Hall Road at Yarragong, it is helpful to have a good map or instructions which can be obtai...
* The area was occupied by the Wiradjuri First Nations people prior to white settlement. * In 1817 a party led by the Surveyor General, John Oxley, camped near the town. Oxley named the site 'Camp Hill'. He was unimpressed with the clay soil, poor timber and swamps. He described the land as 'it is impossible to imagine a worse country'. * A run nam...
Forbes Railway Arts & Visitor Centre, Railway Station, Union Street, tel: (02) 6852 4155. Open daily from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm.
There is a good local website. Check out http://www.forbes.nsw.gov.aufor additional information about the town.
Forbes, town, south-central New South Wales, Australia. It lies on the Lachlan River. Forbes, named for former New South Wales chief justice Sir Francis Forbes, was proclaimed a town in 1861 during a gold rush and became a municipality in 1870.
About Forbes . Locality: Urban locality; Forbes Postcode: 2871; State: New South Wales; Region: Country NSW; Latitude: -33.38534; Longitude: 148.00791; Elevation: 244m; Population: 8432; Median Income: $28704; Area (Sq/km): 1082.123; Timezone: Australia/Sydney
