Familypedi… Editing (section) New South Wales 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h2>Geography and ecology</h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AJamison%20Valley%2C%20Blue%20Mountains%2C%20Australia%20-%20Nov%202008.jpg%7Cthumb%7Cright%7CThe%20characteristic%20blue%20haze%2C%20as%20seen%20in%20the%20%5B%5BJamison%20Valley%5D%5D%20in%20the%20%5B%5BBlue%20Mountains%20%28New%20South%20Wales%29%7CBlue%20Mountains%5D%5D%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Jamison_Valley%2C_Blue_Mountains%2C_Australia_-_Nov_2008.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22Jamison%20Valley%2C%20Blue%20Mountains%2C%20Australia%20-%20Nov%202008%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22right%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22The%20characteristic%20blue%20haze%2C%20as%20seen%20in%20the%20%5B%5BJamison%20Valley%5D%5D%20in%20the%20%5B%5BBlue%20Mountains%20%28New%20South%20Wales%29%7CBlue%20Mountains%22%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22The%20characteristic%20blue%20haze%2C%20as%20seen%20in%20the%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220004%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22new%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Jamison%20Valley%20%28page%20does%20not%20exist%29%5C%22%20rel%3D%5C%22nofollow%5C%22%20data-uncrawlable-url%3D%5C%22L3dpa2kvSmFtaXNvbl9WYWxsZXk%5C%2FYWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x%5C%22%3EJamison%20Valley%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%20in%20the%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220005%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FBlue_Mountains_%28New_South_Wales%29%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Blue%20Mountains%20%28New%20South%20Wales%29%5C%22%3EBlue%20Mountains%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Jamison_Valley%2C_Blue_Mountains%2C_Australia_-_Nov_2008.jpg/180px-Jamison_Valley%2C_Blue_Mountains%2C_Australia_-_Nov_2008.jpg" width="180" height="82" class="image thumb alignRight withCaption" data-image-name="Jamison Valley, Blue Mountains, Australia - Nov 2008.jpg" data-image-key="Jamison_Valley%2C_Blue_Mountains%2C_Australia_-_Nov_2008.jpg" type="image" /> <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->New South Wales is bordered on the north by Queensland, on the west by South Australia, on the south by Victoria and on the east by the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tasman%20Sea%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tasman%20Sea%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTasman%20Sea%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" class="new" title="Tasman Sea (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVGFzbWFuX1NlYT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Tasman Sea</a>. The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Australian%20Capital%20Territory%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Australian%20Capital%20Territory%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAustralian%20Capital%20Territory%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Australian_Capital_Territory" title="Australian Capital Territory">Australian Capital Territory</a> and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jervis%20Bay%20Territory%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jervis%20Bay%20Territory%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJervis%20Bay%20Territory%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Jervis_Bay_Territory" title="Jervis Bay Territory">Jervis Bay Territory</a> are Federal enclaves of New South Wales. The state can be divided geographically into four areas. New South Wales' three largest cities, Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, lie near the centre of a narrow coastal strip extending from cool temperate areas on the far south coast to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22subtropical%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22subtropical%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bsubtropical%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" class="new" title="Subtropical (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3VidHJvcGljYWw/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">subtropical</a> areas near the Queensland border. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Illawarra%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Illawarra%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BIllawarra%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Illawarra" title="Illawarra" class="mw-redirect">Illawarra</a> region is centred on the city of Wollongong, with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Shoalhaven%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Shoalhaven%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BShoalhaven%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Shoalhaven" title="Shoalhaven" class="mw-redirect">Shoalhaven</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Eurobodalla%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Eurobodalla%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEurobodalla%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" class="new" title="Eurobodalla (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRXVyb2JvZGFsbGE/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Eurobodalla</a> and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sapphire%20Coast%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sapphire%20Coast%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSapphire%20Coast%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" class="new" title="Sapphire Coast (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU2FwcGhpcmVfQ29hc3Q/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Sapphire Coast</a> to the south. The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Central%20Coast%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Central%20Coast%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCentral%20Coast%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CCentral%20Coast%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Central_Coast,_New_South_Wales" title="Central Coast, New South Wales" class="mw-redirect">Central Coast</a> lies between Sydney and Newcastle, with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22North%20Coast%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22North%20Coast%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNorth%20Coast%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CNorth%20Coast%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" class="new" title="North Coast, New South Wales (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTm9ydGhfQ29hc3QsX05ld19Tb3V0aF9XYWxlcz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">North Coast</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Northern%20Rivers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Northern%20Rivers%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNorthern%20Rivers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" class="new" title="Northern Rivers (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTm9ydGhlcm5fUml2ZXJzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Northern Rivers</a> regions reaching northwards to the Queensland border. Tourism is important to the economies of coastal towns such as <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Coffs%20Harbour%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Coffs%20Harbour%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCoffs%20Harbour%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CCoffs%20Harbour%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Coffs_Harbour,_New_South_Wales" title="Coffs Harbour, New South Wales" class="mw-redirect">Coffs Harbour</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lismore%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lismore%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLismore%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CLismore%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Lismore,_New_South_Wales" title="Lismore, New South Wales">Lismore</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nowra%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nowra%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNowra%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CNowra%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Nowra,_New_South_Wales" title="Nowra, New South Wales">Nowra</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Port%20Macquarie%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Port%20Macquarie%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPort%20Macquarie%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CPort%20Macquarie%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Port_Macquarie,_New_South_Wales" title="Port Macquarie, New South Wales" class="mw-redirect">Port Macquarie</a>, but the region also produces seafood, beef, dairy, fruit, sugar cane and timber. <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AThredbo%20ski%20resort.jpg%7Cthumb%7Cleft%7C%5B%5BThredbo%5D%5D%20ski%20fields%20in%20Southern%20New%20South%20Wales%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Thredbo_ski_resort.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22Thredbo%20ski%20resort%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22left%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22%5B%5BThredbo%5D%5D%20ski%20fields%20in%20Southern%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220022%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22new%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Thredbo%20%28page%20does%20not%20exist%29%5C%22%20rel%3D%5C%22nofollow%5C%22%20data-uncrawlable-url%3D%5C%22L3dpa2kvVGhyZWRibz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE%3D%5C%22%3EThredbo%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%20ski%20fields%20in%20Southern%20New%20South%20Wales%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Thredbo_ski_resort.jpg/180px-Thredbo_ski_resort.jpg" width="180" height="132" class="image thumb alignLeft withCaption" data-image-name="Thredbo ski resort.jpg" data-image-key="Thredbo_ski_resort.jpg" type="image" /> <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Great%20Dividing%20Range%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Great%20Dividing%20Range%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGreat%20Dividing%20Range%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" class="new" title="Great Dividing Range (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvR3JlYXRfRGl2aWRpbmdfUmFuZ2U/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Great Dividing Range</a> extends from Victoria in the south through New South Wales to Queensland, parallel to the narrow coastal plain. This area includes the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Snowy%20Mountains%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Snowy%20Mountains%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSnowy%20Mountains%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" class="new" title="Snowy Mountains (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU25vd3lfTW91bnRhaW5zP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Snowy Mountains</a>, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Northern%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Northern%20Tablelands%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNorthern%20Tablelands%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CNorthern%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Northern_Tablelands,_New_South_Wales" title="Northern Tablelands, New South Wales" class="mw-redirect">Northern</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Central%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Central%20Tablelands%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCentral%20Tablelands%7CCentral%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Central_Tablelands" title="Central Tablelands">Central</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Southern%20Tablelands%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Southern%20Tablelands%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSouthern%20Tablelands%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Southern_Tablelands" title="Southern Tablelands">Southern Tablelands</a>, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Southern%20Highlands%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Southern%20Highlands%20%28New%20South%20Wales%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSouthern%20Highlands%20%28New%20South%20Wales%29%7CSouthern%20Highlands%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" class="new" title="Southern Highlands (New South Wales) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU291dGhlcm5fSGlnaGxhbmRzXyhOZXdfU291dGhfV2FsZXMpP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Southern Highlands</a> and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22South%20West%20Slopes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22South%20West%20Slopes%20%28New%20South%20Wales%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSouth%20West%20Slopes%20%28New%20South%20Wales%29%7CSouth%20West%20Slopes%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" class="new" title="South West Slopes (New South Wales) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU291dGhfV2VzdF9TbG9wZXNfKE5ld19Tb3V0aF9XYWxlcyk/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">South West Slopes</a>. Whilst not particularly steep, many peaks of the range rise above <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BConvert%7C1000%7Cm%7Cft%7C0%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​1,000 metres (3,281 ft)​</span>, with the highest <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mount%20Kosciuszko%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mount%20Kosciuszko%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMount%20Kosciuszko%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" class="new" title="Mount Kosciuszko (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTW91bnRfS29zY2l1c3prbz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Mount Kosciuszko</a> at <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BConvert%7C2229%7Cm%7Cft%7C0%7Cabbr%3Don%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​2,229 m (7,313 ft)​</span>. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Skiing%20in%20Australia%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Skiing%20in%20Australia%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSkiing%20in%20Australia%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" class="new" title="Skiing in Australia (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU2tpaW5nX2luX0F1c3RyYWxpYT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Skiing in Australia</a> began in this region at <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Kiandra%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Kiandra%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BKiandra%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" class="new" title="Kiandra (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvS2lhbmRyYT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Kiandra</a> around 1861. The relatively short ski season underwrites the tourist industry in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Snowy%20Mountains%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Snowy%20Mountains%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSnowy%20Mountains%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" class="new" title="Snowy Mountains (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU25vd3lfTW91bnRhaW5zP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Snowy Mountains</a>. Agriculture, particularly the wool industry, is important throughout the highlands. Major centres include <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Armidale%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Armidale%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BArmidale%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CArmidale%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Armidale,_New_South_Wales" title="Armidale, New South Wales">Armidale</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bathurst%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bathurst%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBathurst%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CBathurst%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Bathurst,_New_South_Wales" title="Bathurst, New South Wales">Bathurst</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bowral%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bowral%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBowral%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CBowral%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Bowral,_New_South_Wales" title="Bowral, New South Wales" class="mw-redirect">Bowral</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Goulburn%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Goulburn%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGoulburn%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CGoulburn%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Goulburn,_New_South_Wales" title="Goulburn, New South Wales">Goulburn</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Inverell%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Inverell%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BInverell%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CInverell%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Inverell,_New_South_Wales" title="Inverell, New South Wales" class="mw-redirect">Inverell</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Orange%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Orange%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BOrange%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7COrange%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Orange,_New_South_Wales" title="Orange, New South Wales">Orange</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Queanbeyan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Queanbeyan%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BQueanbeyan%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CQueanbeyan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Queanbeyan,_New_South_Wales" title="Queanbeyan, New South Wales" class="mw-redirect">Queanbeyan</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tamworth%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tamworth%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTamworth%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CTamworth%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Tamworth,_New_South_Wales" title="Tamworth, New South Wales">Tamworth</a>. <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img 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src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Byron_Bay_%28Australia%29_main_Beach_from_town.JPG/180px-Byron_Bay_%28Australia%29_main_Beach_from_town.JPG" width="180" height="135" class="image thumb alignRight withCaption" data-image-name="Byron Bay (Australia) main Beach from town.JPG" data-image-key="Byron_Bay_%28Australia%29_main_Beach_from_town.JPG" type="image" /> <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->There are numerous forests in New South Wales, with such tree species as Red Gum <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Eucalyptus%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Eucalyptus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEucalyptus%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" class="new" title="Eucalyptus (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRXVjYWx5cHR1cz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Eucalyptus</a> and Crow Ash (<i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Flindersia%20australis%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Flindersia%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFlindersia%7CFlindersia%20australis%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" class="new" title="Flindersia (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRmxpbmRlcnNpYT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Flindersia australis</a></i>), being represented.<span data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3EJoseph%20Henry%20Maiden.%201908.%20%27%27The%20Forest%20Flora%20of%20New%20South%20Wales%27%27%2C%20v.%203%2C%20Australian%20Government%20Printing%20Office.%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" 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data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-14087824765f92797f1afa8%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ1c98cb7747bf4df0-nowiki-00000001-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E1%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-14087824765f92797f1afa8%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ1c98cb7747bf4df0-nowiki-00000002-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-0%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-0%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2264%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E1%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2265%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="#cite_note-0"><span data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> Forest floors have a diverse set of understory shrubs and fungi. One of the widespread fungi is <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Witch%27s%20Butter%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tremella%20mesenterica%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTremella%20mesenterica%7CWitch%27s%20Butter%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" class="new" title="Tremella mesenterica (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVHJlbWVsbGFfbWVzZW50ZXJpY2E/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Witch's Butter</a> (<i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tremella%20mesenterica%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tremella%20mesenterica%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTremella%20mesenterica%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" class="new" title="Tremella mesenterica (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVHJlbWVsbGFfbWVzZW50ZXJpY2E/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Tremella mesenterica</a></i>).<span data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3EC.%20Michael%20Hogan%2C%20%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fglobaltwitcher.auderis.se%5C%2Fartspec_information.asp%3Fthingid%3D50127%20%27%27Witch%27s%20Butter%3A%20Tremella%20mesenterica%27%27%2C%20GlobalTwitcher.com%2C%20ed%3B%20N.%20Stromberg%5D.%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-1 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-14087824765f92797f1afa8%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ1c98cb7747bf4df0-nowiki-00000004-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E2%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-14087824765f92797f1afa8%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ1c98cb7747bf4df0-nowiki-00000005-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-1%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-1%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2270%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E2%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2271%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="#cite_note-1"><span data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>2<span data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22western%20slopes%20and%20plains%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Southeast%20Australia%20temperate%20savanna%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSoutheast%20Australia%20temperate%20savanna%7Cwestern%20slopes%20and%20plains%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" class="new" title="Southeast Australia temperate savanna (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU291dGhlYXN0X0F1c3RyYWxpYV90ZW1wZXJhdGVfc2F2YW5uYT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">western slopes and plains</a> fill a significant portion of the state's area and have a much sparser population than areas nearer the coast. Agriculture is central to the economy of the western slopes, particularly the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Riverina%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Riverina%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRiverina%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Riverina" title="Riverina">Riverina</a> region and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Murrumbidgee%20Irrigation%20Area%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Murrumbidgee%20Irrigation%20Area%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMurrumbidgee%20Irrigation%20Area%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" class="new" title="Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTXVycnVtYmlkZ2VlX0lycmlnYXRpb25fQXJlYT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area</a> in the state's south-west. Regional cities such as <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Albury%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Albury%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAlbury%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CAlbury%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Albury,_New_South_Wales" title="Albury, New South Wales" class="mw-redirect">Albury</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Dubbo%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dubbo%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDubbo%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Dubbo" title="Dubbo">Dubbo</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Griffith%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Griffith%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGriffith%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CGriffith%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Griffith,_New_South_Wales" title="Griffith, New South Wales">Griffith</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Wagga%20Wagga%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Wagga%20Wagga%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWagga%20Wagga%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Wagga_Wagga" title="Wagga Wagga">Wagga Wagga</a> and towns such as <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Deniliquin%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Deniliquin%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDeniliquin%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CDeniliquin%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Deniliquin,_New_South_Wales" title="Deniliquin, New South Wales" class="mw-redirect">Deniliquin</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Leeton%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Leeton%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLeeton%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CLeeton%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Leeton,_New_South_Wales" title="Leeton, New South Wales">Leeton</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Parkes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Parkes%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BParkes%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CParkes%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Parkes,_New_South_Wales" title="Parkes, New South Wales">Parkes</a> exist primarily to service these agricultural regions. The western slopes descend slowly to the western plains that comprise almost two-thirds of the state and are largely arid or semi-arid. The mining town of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Broken%20Hill%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Broken%20Hill%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBroken%20Hill%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CBroken%20Hill%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Broken_Hill,_New_South_Wales" title="Broken Hill, New South Wales" class="mw-redirect">Broken Hill</a> is the largest centre in this area.<span data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3EAustralian%20Encyclopaedia%2C%20Vol.%207%2C%20Grolier%20Society.%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-2" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-2 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-14087824765f92797f1afa8%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ1c98cb7747bf4df0-nowiki-00000007-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E3%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-14087824765f92797f1afa8%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ1c98cb7747bf4df0-nowiki-00000008-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-2%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-2%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2276%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E3%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2277%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="#cite_note-2"><span data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>3<span data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">One possible definition of the centre for New South Wales is located <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BConvert%7C33%7Ckm%7Cmi%7C0%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​33 kilometres (21 mi)​</span> west-north-west of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tottenham%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tottenham%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTottenham%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CTottenham%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="/wiki/Tottenham,_New_South_Wales" title="Tottenham, New South Wales">Tottenham</a>.<span data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7BCite%20web%20%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.ga.gov.au%5C%2Feducation%5C%2Ffacts%5C%2Fdimensions%5C%2Fcentre.htm%20%7Ctitle%3DGeoscience%20Australia%7F-ENTITY-nbsp-%7F%5Cu2014%20Center%20of%20Australia%2C%20States%20and%20Territories%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-3" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-3 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" href="#cite_note-3"><span data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>4<span data-rte-instance="40-14087824765f92797f1afa8" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p> <br /><strong data-rte-washtml="1" class="error" data-rte-attribs=" class=error">Cite error: <code data-rte-washtml="1"><ref></code> tags exist, but no <code data-rte-washtml="1"><references/></code> tag was found</strong><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key 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