Approximate area of the Far West region of New South Wales

The Far West region of New South Wales, Australia refers generally to a fairly flat and low lying area in the western part of the state, which is too dry to support wheat or other crops or intensive pastoral. It is west of the North West Slopes, Central West and the Riverina. It is an area with limited rainfall and the only major rivers found in it are the Darling River and the Murray River (on its southern edge) which originate in the Great Dividing Range to the east. The region corresponds to the combination of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology's forecast areas of Upper Western and Lower Western.^[1] It also corresponds to the Western Division established under the New South Wales Western Lands Act 1901. ^[2][3] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 799 × 599 pixels Full resolution (977 × 733 pixel, file size: 62 KB, MIME type: image/png) Approximate area of the Far West region of New South Wales, based on Image:1 NSWhighways blank. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 799 × 599 pixels Full resolution (977 × 733 pixel, file size: 62 KB, MIME type: image/png) Approximate area of the Far West region of New South Wales, based on Image:1 NSWhighways blank. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... Species T. aestivum T. boeoticum T. compactum T. dicoccoides T. dicoccon T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta T. sphaerococcum T. timopheevii References:   ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 For the indie rock group see: Wheat (band). ... Look up crop in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Grazing To feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton. ... The North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia refers generally to the area to the west of New England region, to the north of the Central West region and to the east of the Far West region. ... The Central West region refers to the area west of the Blue Mountains, New South Wales. ... The Riverina is a prosperous agricultural region of south-western New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ... Bold textInsert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text It is very important to us and the environment. ... The Murray River, or River Murray, is Australias second-longest river in its own right (the longest being its tributary the Darling). ... The Great Divide runs around the entire eastern and south-eastern edge of Australia The Great Dividing Range, also known as the Eastern Highlands, is Australias most substantial mountain range. ... The Bureau of Meteorology is an Australian government organisation responsible for providing weather services to Australia and surrounding areas. ... Legally, the state of New South Wales is divided into three divisions: the Eastern Division, the Central Division, and the Western Division. ...

Its only city is Broken Hill and other significant towns are Bourke, Brewarrina, Cobar, Ivanhoe and Wentworth. This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Location of Bourke in New South Wales (red) Bourke is a town and Local Government Area in the north of New South Wales, Australia. ... Brewarrina is a small town 98 km east of Bourke, North West New South Wales, Australia. ... Cobar (estimated population 5,300) is a town and Local Government Area on the eastern edge of the Australian outback. ... Ivanhoe was a heroe of south Wales. ... Wentworth is a small town in the far south west of New South Wales, Australia. ...

95 per cent of the region is uncleared.^[4] The major industries are mining and extensive pasturing. During good seasons in the 1870s and 1880s, large sheep stations were established with high stocking rates, partly in response to a wide-spread belief that the introduction of European agriculture would cause climate change in favour of European conditions. This myth was shattered by the droughts of the 1890s and many of the stations established during this period were subsequently abandoned. Station is the term for a large Australian landholding used for livestock production. ... Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400,000 years For current global climate change, see Global warming. ...

The Central West region is traversed by the Barrier Highway, the Silver City Highway, the Mitchell Highway, the Cobb Highway and the Sturt Highway and by the Sydney-Perth Railway. The Barrier Highway is a State highway in New South Wales, Australia. ... The Silver City Highway is a highway in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Mitchell Highway is a major rural highway in central and northern New South Wales, Australia. ... The Cobb Highway is a State highway in western New South Wales, Australia. ... The Sturt Highway, outside of Gawler, South Australia. ... The Broken Hill railway line is now part of the transcontinental railway from Sydney to Perth. ...

References

1. ^ Forecast areas. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved on 2006-11-06.
2. ^ Western Lands Act 1901. New South Wales Consolidated Acts. Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved on 2006-11-06.
3. ^ DNR and the Western Division. Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved on 2006-11-06.
4. ^ Native Vegetation Management in NSW. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved on 2006-11-06.