Where is Gooloogong located?
Q: Where is Gooloogong located?
A: Gooloogong is a small town in New South Wales built on the banks of the Lachlan River. It is 57km south east of Forbes, 34 km north west of Cowra and 358 km west of the state capital, Sydney.
Q: How many people live in Gooloogong?
A: There are around 250 people living in Gooloogong.
Q: When was Gooloogong established?
A: Gooloogong was established in the 1860s.
Q: Whose Pastoral Lease was Goolagong built on?
A: Goolagong was built on the Pastoral Lease of Edward Sheahan who had it from around 1840.
Q: Why was Gooloogong moved to higher ground?
A: Gooloogong was moved to higher ground because of floods.
Q: Who is buried in the Anglican cemetery at Gooloogong?
A: John O'Meally, a member of Ben Hall's gang who was shot dead when the gang tried to rob the Campbell's farm, Goimbla Station on November 19, 1863, is buried in an unmarked grave in the Anglican cemetery at Gooloogong.
Q: What happened to John O'Meally?
A: John O'Meally was shot dead when the Ben Hall's gang tried to rob the Campbell's farm, Goimbla Station on November 19, 1863.
