53-589: Lake Cargelligo ( / k ɑːr ˈ dʒ ɛ l ɪ ɡ oʊ / ) is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales , Australia, on Lake Cargelligo. It is in Lachlan Shire . Its name is said to be a corruption of the Aboriginal word kartjellakoo meaning 'he had a coolamon '. Alternatively it is derived from Wiradjuri and Ngiyambaa "gajal" for water container with suffix "lugu" for "her" or "his". At
106-854: A commercial station that gets most of its programming from 2SM in Sydney. Other electronic media are represented by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation with both television and radio broadcasting; and by television stations Prime7 , Nine , and Southern Cross 10 . Two major newspapers are published in the region, the Central Western Daily newspaper is published in Orange and the Western Advocate in Bathurst. Numerous other local papers serve
159-718: A few men to scout a route to the north-east. On Evans' return, the expedition crossed the river that Oxley would name the Castlereagh, went towards the Warrumbungle Mountains, which he named at the time 'Arbuthnot's Range' and easterly through the Gooriananwa Gap From here they moved forward to come upon the rich soil of the Liverpool Plains. On 26 August 1818 they climbed a hill and saw before them rich, fertile land (Peel River), near
212-535: A halt on that river at the Macquarie Marshes in a good season for the marshes as the Macquarie was in flood replenishing these vital wetlands. Oxley tried hard to proceed through them but couldn't do so. He returned to the encampment of the rest of his party now convinced that these westward flowing rivers terminated in an inland sea, and he had been on the swampy edge of it. Through Oxley, the theory of
265-467: A lovely infant of four years old, that fell into a well 100 feet deep, close under the Hyde Park Barrack wall, and was drowned before aid could be afforded; to which effect a Verdict was returned. The criminality of suffering a well to be so publicly exposed, calls forth appropriate indignation." In October 1821, Oxley married Emma Norton (1798–1885) at St Philip's Anglican Church . Emma was
318-515: A passenger Governor William Bligh , who had been deposed in the Rum Rebellion . When Bligh was deposed, Oxley denied he supported Macarthur but his letters showed that he was close to him. In 1810, Oxley returned to England. During this period, Oxley sought the positions of Naval Officer and Surveyor-General. He retired from the Navy in 1811 and was briefly in an engagement to Elizabeth Macarthur
371-582: A population of Wiradjuri, together with Ngiyampaa and Paakantyi people—from traditional lands west of the Wiradjuri lands—totalling 240 people was relocated from Menindee to a camp at Murrin Bridge about 15km from Lake Cargelligo. Lake Cargelligo has a culture of watersports on the lake. The town, along with nearby Tullibigeal has a rugby league team in the Group 20 Rugby League competition, nicknamed
424-480: A prospect of success" and that "perhaps a more miserable sterile Country was never traversed by man " . In 1823, Governor Brisbane sent Oxley north by boat in search of a site for an alternative penal settlement for the most difficult convicts. On this journey, he visited the Tweed River and valley and was deeply impressed, recording his impressions as follows: "A deep rich valley clothed with magnificent trees,
477-502: A short distance they then proceeded in a south-westerly direction through Ungarie and past Weethalle, intending to travel overland to the southern Australian coastline. By the end of May, the party found themselves in a dry scrubby country northeast of Yenda where they ascended several peaks in the Cocoparra National Park. Shortage of water and the death of two horses forced Oxley's return, passing near Rankins Springs to
530-542: A small hill and named it Mt Harris in honour of John Harris accompanying him. On the same day the mountains in the distance to the east (now known by their Aboriginal name, the Warrumbungles) were named Arbuthnot's Ranges for the Rt Hon C. Arbuthnot of H.M. Treasury. Mt Harris is 54 km N-NW of present-day Warren. They continued by boat and horses until they reached the Macquarie Marshes where it spread out through
583-527: A substantial town house in Sydney. Oxley was briefly a director of the Bank of New South Wales . He was one of five members of the original 1824 New South Wales Legislative Council , but was not reappointed when the council was reconstituted in 1825. Oxley had three daughters out of wedlock with two women, before he married a third woman. Two of these daughters were with Charlotte Thorpe and born before his inland expeditions: Jeanette b. 1813 who died in 1875 and
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#1732798724942636-541: Is buried in the historic cemetery at South Head, and Frances b. 1815 who married William Waugh and is buried in Tenterfield . He had another daughter, Louisa b. 1821, with Elizabeth Marmon. This child drowned (aged 3) in early December 1824 in a well opposite Oxley's house in Macquarie Street, Sydney. The newspaper report was as follows: "An Inquest was held on Saturday last, on the body of Louisa Oxley,
689-529: Is known for its attractions such as the Jenolan Caves , near Oberon and also wineries, as well as rural farmland and natural landscapes. The region includes major towns like, Bathurst , Orange , Mudgee , Lithgow , Parkes and Cowra . It has an area of 63,262 square kilometres (24,426 sq mi). The region also includes the sub-region known as the Central Tablelands , located in
742-646: Is perhaps best known for his two expeditions into the interior of New South Wales and his exploration of the Tweed River and the Brisbane River in what is now the state of Queensland . John Oxley was born in 1784 at Kirkham Abbey near Westow in Yorkshire , England, and baptised at Bulmer in St Martin's Church on 6 July 1784. He was the eldest of eight children of John and Arabella Oxley and
795-534: Is then used to generate electricity via a 3MWe steam turbine generator, related steam cycle plant and controls. The 620 heliostats have a combined reflective surface area of 6 080 m². The plant was constructed using a grant from the Australian Government 's Advanced Electricity Storage Technologies (AEST) Program. The plant commenced operation in May 2011. More details on the project can be obtained from
848-535: The 2021 census , Lake Cargelligo had a population of 1,430. It had an Indigenous population of 257 (18%) and other Australian-born population of 1,153 (together 80.6% of the population). The area now known as Lake Cargelligo lies within the traditional lands of the Wiradjuri people. The explorers, John Oxley and George Evans , followed the Lachlan River down to Lake Cargelligo in 1817. Lake Cargelligo
901-628: The Bogan River and then across to the Wellington Valley on the upper waters of the Macquarie River , which they followed back to Bathurst (arriving on 29 August 1817). The Wellington Valley would later be made the site of a convict settlement mostly for convict 'specials'. Although disappointed by his Lachlan expedition, in not following the river all the way to its end, John Oxley took up Macquarie's next directive to explore
954-662: The Broad Gauge Act which encouraged the use of wagons with broad wheels instead of narrow-tired drays in order to cause less wear on public roads; this measure made him unpopular with the farmers and carriers in his electorate and he lost his seat. The younger son, Henry Oxley , also became a Member of the Legislative Assembly, representing the Electoral district of Camden between 1859 and 1860. Oxley suffered with illness throughout his service, caused by
1007-626: The Lachlan River in May 1815. Now Macquarie wanted the Lachlan and Macquarie River explored thoroughly. Opening up of the new lands over the mountains had created enthusiasm for further discoveries about them and the Macquarie River. Mysteriously, the Macquarie and the Lachlan flowed westwards to the interior of the country and not easterly towards the coastline. Successively, in 1817 and 1818 Governor Macquarie appointed John Oxley in charge of two expeditions to investigate these rivers. On
1060-492: The 1817 Lachlan expedition, Oxley was to come across marshy country and conclude this inland area was uninhabitable. If he had pressed on for two more days he would have reached the Murrumbidgee River . Oxley reported that, in his opinion, the Lachlan flowed into an extensive series of swamps, "which were, perhaps, the margin of a great inland sea." Similarly, the Macquarie expedition the following year in 1818 came to
1113-700: The Australian inland sea was fed and perpetuated, In March 1817 John Oxley was instructed to take charge of an expedition to explore and survey the course of the Lachlan River . He left Sydney on 6 April 1817 with George Evans as second-in-command, and Allan Cunningham as a botanist. The previous year, Evans had accompanied Macquarie over the Blue Mountains to Bathurst on the celebratory completion of Cox's road, where Macquarie had directed him on an exploratory journey which resulted in Evans reaching and naming
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#17327987249421166-654: The Brisbane River and, travelling further up, then located the Bremer River . Oxley was a Protestant and subscribed to both the Anglican Church and Presbyterian Church where he was one of the congregation. Governor Lachlan Macquarie granted Oxley 600 acres (240 ha) near Camden in 1810, which he increased to 1,000 acres (400 ha) in 1815. Oxley named this property Kirkham after his birthplace and raised and bred sheep there. He also kept
1219-559: The Final Public Report – Commonwealth of Australia Department of Resource, Energy and Tourism, August 2011. By 2014, the operator had accumulated more than 25,000 hours of operating data from the solar power plant. In 2016, the owner announced plans to dismantle the Lake Cargelligo site for redevelopment. The new site will be used for research and development as well as for demonstration purposes. Construction of
1272-604: The Lachlan River west of Bathurst in May 1815. The party also included William Parr as a mineralogist and draftsman . Oxley's party reached Bathurst after a week, where they were briefly detained by bad weather. On 25 April 1817, they reached the Lachlan River Depot which had been prepared for them (with provisions and supplies) in advance by a separate party under the direction of William Cox. From here, they commenced following its course, with part of
1325-455: The Lachlan River. On 23 June the Lachlan River near Merrigal Bridge was reached: "we suddenly came upon the banks of the river… which we had quitted nearly five weeks before". They followed the course of the Lachlan River through Hillston and Booligal for a fortnight. The party encountered much-flooded country and reached a point five kilometres south-west of Booligal which was their last campsite. On 7 July Oxley proceeded another 16 km along
1378-598: The Macquarie River. He departed from Bathurst on 28 May 1818 with an exploration party that comprised Deputy Surveyor General George Evans, Oxley's friend Dr John Harris, a botanist named Charles Frazer, and twelve convict men. The names of the twelve convict men were later recorded by Governor Macquarie in his diary, upon the party's eventual return to Sydney. "The following are their Names: William Warner, Patrick Byrne, James Blake, George Simpson, James Williams, John Williams, Francis Lloyd, Barnard Butler, Thomas Ellis, John Dwyer, Richard Watts, Henry Shippey." He also noted that
1431-485: The NSW coast and the site of present-day Port Macquarie. These European sightings delivered a real boost to the NSW colony. On 12 June 1818 Oxley was near the site that would become Dubbo. He wrote that he had passed that day 'over a very beautiful country, thinly wooded and apparently safe from the highest floods...'. they continued to follow the Macquarie River through land that became increasingly flat. On 27 June they spotted
1484-675: The Sharks. Lake Cargelligo also has an Australian rules football team nicknamed the Tigers in the Northern Riverina Football League . The railway from Cootamundra to Wyalong was extended to Lake Cargelligo in 1917. The railway station opened as 'Cargelligo' in 1917 and was renamed 'Lake Cargelligo' in 1919. Rail-motor passenger services operated to the town until 1983. Since then the railway link has been used for cargo transport, especially for bulk grain which
1537-502: The beautiful uniformity of which was only interrupted by the turns and windings of the river, which here and there appeared like small lakes. The background was Mt. Warning. The view was altogether beautiful beyond description. The scenery here exceeded anything I have previously seen in Australia." As Surveyor General, Oxley made a close examination of the Tweed River and Port Curtis , and sources connected that investigation, principally
1590-598: The coast by sea to the Shoalhaven . Meehan went overland, starting from the Minnamurra River and meeting Oxley at the Shoalhaven. Oxley's report of good soils in the area increased interest in agricultural settlement around Gerringong and the Shoalhaven. Oxley's report of the western shore of Jervis Bay , was far less favourable. He stated, " We saw no place on which even a Cabbage might be planted with
1643-466: The convict settlement, which became Moreton Bay, and later the city of Brisbane . A monument was built at North Quay in 1924 to commemorate the site of his landing in Brisbane. He then travelled further north to explore Port Curtis (the site of Gladstone ) and continued to explore the region, which is now known as South East Queensland . In 1824 Oxley, accompanied by Allan Cunningham returned to
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1696-651: The eastern part of the region. The region known as the Orana , which includes the area surrounding Dubbo is typically classed as being a part of the Central West also. Major population and service centres in the Central West include Bathurst , Cowra , Lithgow , Mudgee , Orange , and Parkes . Bathurst and Orange are home to campuses of Charles Sturt University , and Lithgow housing the University of Notre Dame Regional Clinical School . The Central West includes
1749-429: The first European settlers on the Lachlan. They moved to the area in 1831. In the 1850s many gold prospectors passed through headed for gold fields at Lambing Flat ( Young ) and Grenfell . John Oxley John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley (1784 – 25 May 1828) was an English explorer and surveyor of Australia in the early period of British colonisation. He served as Surveyor General of New South Wales and
1802-666: The first five men listed had also been with Oxley on the previous year's 1817 exploratory journey to the Lachlan. They also took boats with them and nearly two dozen horses. The party would get upriver to the Macquarie Marshes, turn north-east to the Warrumbungle mountains crossing the Castlereagh River in the process, view the rich Liverpool Plains, come across the Peel River and the Hastings River to reach
1855-407: The flooded river and recorded that "it was with infinite regret and pain that I was forced to conclude, that the interior of this vast country is a marsh and uninhabitable". Oxley resolved to turn back and after resting for two days the exploring party began to retrace their steps along the Lachlan River. They left the Lachlan at Kiacatoo up-stream of the present site of Lake Cargelligo and crossed to
1908-660: The following year in charge of the Estramina . He returned to England in 1807 and from there he was appointed first lieutenant of HMS Porpoise , a British sloop of war that was stationed at NSW. To take up this appointment he sailed out again to NSW on the Speke as part of the Transport Board . He arrived in November 1808 with £800 of freight transport . In 1809 Porpoise visited Van Diemen's Land, carrying as
1961-661: The following year. In 1812, Oxley travelled to Sydney as Surveyor-General of the Minstrel . Oxley's appointment was at the time of Lachlan Macquarie 's Governorship. Macquarie encouraged exploration – he had sent George Evans to confirm the exploratory work of Wentworth, Blaxland and Lawson over the Blue Mountains, instigated the building of the road over the Blue Mountains in 1814–1815, and had travelled to Bathurst immediately William Cox had completed it. From there he had sent George Evans on an expedition of exploration up
2014-405: The large regional centres of Bathurst and Orange ; the towns of Cowra , Mudgee , Lithgow and Parkes ; and smaller centres, such as Blayney , Canowindra , Condobolin , Eugowra , Forbes , Grenfell , Gulgong , Kandos , Lake Cargelligo , Millthorpe , Molong , Oberon , Peak Hill , Portland , Rylstone , and Wallerawang . The following local government areas are contained within
2067-428: The late 19th century and using horse and scoop, to build a levee bank and deepen sections of the lake, so that it would become more permanent. After many years of drought, it was reported in early 2010 that the lake ran dry for the first time since 1902. Lake Cargelligo has a borderline cold semi-arid ( BSk ) / hot semi-arid climate ( BSh ), with long hot summers and cool winters, and evenly-spread rainfall throughout
2120-403: The lower Lachlan. These days the lake serves recreational uses as well, bird watchers are by far the largest group of visitors to the lake and surrounds due to the incredible diversity of waterfowl and other rare birds in the district. Boating, fishing and water skiing , also contribute to the town's tourism industry. While the lake was natural, it was not permanent. Earthworks were conducted, in
2173-511: The manuscript journal kept by Oxley, and the published Narrative of John Uniack, who accompanied Oxley. Oxley sailed northwards from the Tweed Area in the Mermaid . Rounding Moreton Island, he came across two escaped convicts who had been living with the Aboriginal people there. With their assistance, he was shown, and named, the Brisbane River . He recommend this place for the site of
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2226-467: The new site is set to begin early 2017. As its name would suggest, the town of Lake Cargelligo is situated on a lake fed by the Lachlan River through Lake Curlew. The lake was originally named Regent's Lake by the explorer John Oxley after the prince regent of England at the time. The lake was the primary water source for the early mining town, and has continued to remain an integral source of water for Lake Cargelligo's inhabitants and for all users along
2279-747: The present site of Tamworth . Continuing further east they crossed the Great Dividing Range passing by the Apsley Falls on 13 September 1818 which Oxley named the Bathurst Falls. He described it as "one of the most magnificent waterfalls we have seen". Upon reaching the Hastings River the exploring party followed it to its mouth, discovering that it flowed into the sea at a spot which Oxley named Port Macquarie . In his diary of 27 November 1818, Governor Macquarie listed
2332-540: The reeds and Oxley was unable to locate the course of the river any further downstream. He wrote: "But if an opinion may be permitted to be hazarded from actual appearances, mine is decidedly in favour of our being in the immediate vicinity of an inland sea, or lake, most probably a shoal one, and gradually filling up by numerous depositions from the high lands, left by waters which flow into it." From here he retraced steps to Mt Harris, NW of present-day Warren, and camped from early July while he sent George Evans forward with
2385-997: The region: The Central West's east is higher, wetter and hillier and supports orchards, vineyards , vegetable-growing and pastoralism. The west is flatter and drier and supports grain crops and pastoralism. The Central West region is traversed by the Great Western Highway , the Mid-Western Highway , the Mitchell Highway , the Newell Highway and the Castlereagh Highway . The Central West has several radio stations, including 2BS 95.1FM, B-Rock FM, Life Radio AM 1629khz, 97.9 2LVR (a community radio station), 105.1 2GZFM , 105.9 Star FM , Radio 2LT , 107.9 Move FM , 95.5 ROK FM, 107.5 Community Radio, 103.5 Rhema FM and 1089AM —
2438-600: The remaining large towns. The Central West area was originally inhabited by the Wiradjuri people. The first British explorer, George Wilson Evans, entered the Lachlan Valley in 1815. He named the area the Oxley Plains after his superior the surveyor-general, John Oxley. In 1817 he deemed the area unfit for settlement. A Military Depot was established not long after at Soldiers Flat near present-day Billimari. Arthur Ranken and James Sloan, from Bathurst, were amongst
2491-418: The stores being conveyed in boats. As the exploring party travelled westward the country surrounding the rising river was found to be increasingly inundated. On 12 May, west of the present township of Forbes, they found their progress impeded by an extensive marsh. They travelled down a northern branch of the river to Mount Mulguthery where they were forced to return up the river. After retracing their route for
2544-575: The surrounding farms cultivate. It also has a strong World War I background and ANZAC heritage. Rich mineral deposites are found in the area around the township. Mines include: Lake Cargelligo is the site of the Lake Cargelligo Thermal Power Station , a concentrated Solar Thermal Power station. The plant uses dual axes sun tracking mirrors ( heliostats ) to reflect solar energy onto central towers to heat up multiple graphite solar storage receivers. The heat
2597-591: The twelve men who accompanied Oxley and Evans on this expedition (see above). He wrote: "I inspected and spoke to the 12 Men who Accompanied Mr. Oxley on his last Expedition – and in his own presence returned them my thanks for their steady good and obedient Conduct on the Expedition; and being all Convicts I have promised to give them Conditional Pardons as a reward for their good behaviour." Oxley and Assistant Surveyor-General James Meehan led two separate but concurrent expeditions, in late 1819. Oxley proceeded down
2650-429: The year. The town is rather sunny with 128.3 clear days annually. [REDACTED] Media related to Lake Cargelligo at Wikimedia Commons Central West, New South Wales The Central West is a region in central New South Wales , Australia . The region is situated west of Sydney , which stretches from Lithgow in the east and to as far west as Lake Cargelligo , on the Lachlan River . The Central West
2703-507: The youngest sister of the solicitor James Norton and had followed him out to New South Wales from Sussex after he had established himself as an attorney in the colony. Oxley and Emma Norton had a daughter and two sons. The elder, John Norton Oxley became a Member of the Legislative Assembly, representing the Western Division of Camden , in the first Parliament after the establishment of responsible government in 1856. He sponsored
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#17327987249422756-724: Was a Protestant . In 1799 (aged 15), he entered the Royal Navy as a midshipman on the Venerable (1784) . He travelled to Australia in October 1802 as master's mate of the naval vessel Buffalo , which carried out coastal surveying (including the survey of Western Port ), and this first stay in the Colonies would last for five years. In 1805, Oxley became acting lieutenant of the Buffalo and traveled to Van Diemen's Land
2809-455: Was known as Cudgelligo (or sometimes Cudgellico) in the 1800s and was officially changed when the railway arrived in 1917. After colonial settlement, the land was taken over by settlers and the local Aboriginal population was removed from their traditional country and consolidated at other locations, under the control of the Aboriginal Protection Board . In 1907, official records showed no Aboriginal people as living at 'Cudgellico Lake'. In 1949,
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