Gooloogong, New South Wales

Gooloogong, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Gooloogong
state = nsw



caption = Hotel
lga = Cowra Shire, Forbes Shire
postcode = 2805
est =
pop = 852
pop_footnotes =
elevation= 305
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Burrinjuck, Dubbo
fedgov = Calare, Parkes
dist1 =
location1=

Gooloogong is a village located in central New South Wales, Australia. At the 2006 census, Gooloogong and the surrounding area had a population of 852.Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC17345 |name=Gooloogong (State Suburb)|accessdate=2007-11-17|quick=on]

Gooloogong is mostly in Cowra Shire, although some of it is in Forbes Shire. The village is located mid way between the towns of Cowra and Forbes on the Lachlan Valley Way. It is close to the historic township of Canowindra and the Lachlan River flows nearby.

Dr William Redfern established a cattle station named Gool-a-gong in the district in the 1820s. Redfern was the personal physician to Governor Macquarie.cite web
title =Gooloogong, New South Wales
publisher =travelmate.com.au
date =2007
url =http://travelmate.com.au/Places/Places.asp?TownName=Gooloogong_%5C_NSW
accessdate = 2007-01-24
] Little is left at that location as the settlement was relocated to escape flooding. [cite web
title =Gooloogong
publisher = Walkabout, John Fairfax Holdings
date =
url =http://www.walkabout.com.au/smh/locations/NSWGooloogong.shtml
accessdate = 2007-01-24
] Gooloogong is known for its log cabin hall.

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