18-518: Bogan Gate ( / ˈ b oʊ ɡ ən ˈ ɡ eɪ t / ) is a small village in Parkes Shire of the Central West of New South Wales , Australia . At the 2011 census , Bogan Gate and the surrounding area had a population of 307. Bogan Gate is derived from the local Aboriginal word meaning "the birthplace of a notable headman of the local tribe". The village lies in wheat and sheep growing country and
36-446: A Catholic primary school St Joseph's, and a public central school. Peak Hill has three motels, one hotel and two caravan parks. It also has a post office, RSL club, bowling club, golf club, cafes, antique shops, newsagency, supermarket, butcher shop, art gallery, book shop, hairdressers and beauty salons. There is a showground that has harness races and an annual agricultural show . Peak Hill offers many tourist attractions such as
54-487: A Heart of Gold' to reflect its proximity to the goldmine, and lends its facilities as a base for tourists of Wiradjuri Country. Peak Hill's central position in the New South Wales wheat belt may have been the reason why Peak Hill became the site for Australia's first upright bulk wheat silo in 1918. It was not until 1927 that the next stage, the six-bin silos and weighbridge complex, was completed at Peak Hill. In 1950
72-644: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Peak Hill, New South Wales Peak Hill is a town in Parkes Shire in the Central West of New South Wales , Australia . At the 2021 census , Peak Hill had a population of 768. It is located on the Newell Highway and the Parkes to Narromine railway line . Before the arrival of Europeans, the Peak Hill area was part of the Wiradjuri people's lands. In 1817,
90-399: Is a self guided walk around the open cut mine. The walks follow signposted trails and the mine is fenced off for safety. Numerous information panels are located at the mines entry and long the paths at the various viewing platforms. A public toilet is located at the mine site. Relics from the early mining days are on display and the site is very popular with visitors of all ages. Peak Hill has
108-450: Is composed of ten councillors elected proportionally as a single ward . All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021 , and the makeup of the council is as follows: [REDACTED] Media related to Parkes Shire at Wikimedia Commons This Central West geography article
126-614: Is on the Sydney - Broken Hill rail line , and it is the junction for the Bogan Gate–Tottenham Branch line. Attractions include the annual Bogan Gate Arts Festival and golf tournaments at the local nine-hole Bogan Gate Golf Club. Explorer John Oxley passed through the area in 1817. An early reference to the name Bogan Gate is in the New South Wales Government Gazette for 19 May 1876. Tenders were called for
144-446: The open cut gold mine, flora and fauna reserve nature walk, Bogan Weir, Australia's first upright wheat silo, heritage listed hospital, arts and crafts, Big Fish fossil hut, and a unique street facade which takes visitors back in time. The local community operates a volunteer-run radio station: PeakHillFM89.5. The station provides a round-the-clock service of classic hits seven days per week. Peak Hill styles itself as 'The Town With
162-546: The Railway Hotel. Bogan Gate had a population of 300 when the Shire of Goobang came into existence in 1906. By the 1920s, there was a general store employing 11 people, stock and station agencies , a bank, a doctor's surgery and another hotel. The Great Depression forced many residents to move in search of work to larger towns and cities. An explosives testing ground was established near Bogan Gate during World War II . The site
180-460: The construction of three additional 50,000- bushel bins was carried out and the bulkhead was completed in 1959. After viewing the current silo, it will become apparent that they have grown substantially over the years to cope with the local grain production. A lot of locally grown grain is also taken over to the Parkes silo. The Peak Hill silo can be viewed from Lindner Avenue, which runs parallel with
198-499: The conveyance of mail to Bogan Gate in May 1877. Bogan Gate Post Office opened on 15 December 1896. The arrival of the railway line late in the 19th century transformed Bogan Gate and agriculture in the region. The western line from Sydney reached Parkes and Forbes in 1893. When it reached the Bogan Gate area in 1896, the settlement moved south to relocate near the railway station. Land for
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#1733085220533216-570: The district had great potential as a wheat-producing region. The district is also a renowned sheep producing area, particularly medium-woolled merinos. There are also five merino studs actively operating in the area, namely Cora Lynn, Genanegie, Towalba, Towonga and Westray. Rams from these studs have been sold throughout Australia, and they all have on-property hoggett ram sales in September, supplying commercial sheep breeders with high-quality young rams to breed from. The Peak Hill Open Cut Experience
234-562: The explorer John Oxley and his party were the first Europeans in the region. In 1889, Gold was discovered in the area, and later that year Peak Hill was gazetted in November 1889. The Post office opened on 7 November 1889, and the Bureau of Meteorology's weather station began in 1965. The first public wheat silo built in Australia was constructed at Peak Hill in 1918 after government surveys indicated
252-535: The region was the practice of share farming , introduced into New South Wales from the United States in 1893. The town had a spurt of growth in the years immediately after the railway station opened. By 1903, Bogan Gate had a public school with 67 students, a police station, post office, sawmill, general store, butcher, baker, blacksmith and two hotels; the Bogan Gate Hotel (built 1899), which had 17 rooms, and
270-415: The surrounding region of 5,919 square kilometres (2,285 sq mi), with a population of approximately 14,592 as of 2011. The Shire includes the towns of Peak Hill , Alectown , Bogan Gate , Trundle and Tullamore . The mayor of Parkes Shire Council is Cr. Neil Westcott, who is unaligned with any political party. Parkes has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Parkes Shire Council
288-410: The township was surveyed in 1897 and a public school was built the following year. The railway station was at the heart of the community and busiest during the shearing and harvest times. The railway made it possible to grow commercial wheat crops in the area. Previously the high cost of transport had made the crop uneconomic in western New South Wales. Also significant in expansion of wheat growing in
306-511: Was held in the town in July 2019. [REDACTED] Media related to Bogan Gate, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons Parkes Shire Parkes Shire is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales , Australia . The Shire is located adjacent to the Broken Hill railway line and the Newell Highway . The area under administration includes the town of Parkes and
324-493: Was used by the Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force to store munitions for decades. As of 2014, the former Defence site was leased to several companies. Modern Bogan Gate has a public hall, school, Post Office & hotel/motel. Recreational facilities include Burrawang Park, & a nine-hole golf course and night-lit tennis courts. A festival, that included a competition to find “Australia’s Biggest Bogan ,”
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