Main street of Nundle

 

Nundle (including Hanging Rock, Bowling Alley Point and Chaffey Dam)
Historic goldmining site in rugged country
Located 400 km north of Sydney via the New England Highway, Nundle is an old goldmining town situated amidst some genuinely spectacular scenery between the towering slopes of the Great Dividing Range and the Peel River which is popular with anglers. Sheep, cattle and wheat are the economic mainstays of this little village which today contains some 200 inhabitants.

Nundle is said to derive from an Aboriginal word meaning 'mouth'. Historically, it is located on the eastern boundary of the enormous Goonoo Goonoo grant made out to the Australian Agricultural Company in 1832 (see entry on Wallabadah). The company considered selling this portion of the grant after it was finally issued the deeds for the land in 1847 but the discovery of gold in 1851 at nearby Swamp Creek changed their minds. They formed and floated the Peel River Land and Mineral Company.

Soon prospectors from California, Jamaica, Europe and China were strewn along the Peel River and up the mountain slopes. By 1865 the population was around 500 with about 50 businesses in operation. Nundle was declared a town in 1885. The ruins of old mine workings and equipment lie scattered about the valley floor and up the mountainsides to this day. Traces of gold are still found, along with a variety of gemstones, and people continue to pan on the Peel River or fossick in the Hanging Rock area. With Peel River and Chaffey Dam nearby the area is also popular with anglers. The council chambers in Jenkins St have a pamphlet outlining fossicking and fishing sites in the district, as well as a scenic drive pamphlet.

There are camping grounds at both Swamp Creek and the Teamster's Rest, a caravan park in Jenkins St and, at the western end of Oakenville St (across the river), are a golf course and bowling club. The Nundle Rodeo is held in February.

 

Historic buildings near Nundle

 

 

Things to see:  

Jenkins St and the Courthouse Museum
There are several historic buildings on Jenkins St. The Peel Inn dates from the 1860s and can furnish some tourist information. They also keep the key to the local history museum which is located within the two-storey red-brick courthouse with its rendered round-headed window arches, hipped roof and shady verandah (1880). It contains mining implements from the goldrush days and other items. It is usually open on Sundays from 12.30 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. or at other times by appointment, tel: (02) 6769 3292. There is a small entry fee. The tiny Primitive Methodist Church (1882) is now a second-hand clothing shop. There is also an antique shop in Jenkins St.

 

 

 

 

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