Menindee is a small town in the far west of New South Wales, Australia. Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ...

Menindee is located where the transcontinental railway line crosses the Darling River. It is about 900 km west of Sydney and about 100 km east of Broken Hill. The Darling River is the longest river in Australia, flowing 2,739km from northern New South Wales to its confluence with the Murray River at Wentworth, New South Wales. ... KM, Km, or km may stand for: Khmer language (ISO 639 alpha-2, km) Kilometre/Kilometer (only km in minuscule is the correct representation of kilometer as an SI unit of length) Kinemantra Meditation Knowledge management, in the field of Library and information science Knowledge Machine, the KM knowledge representation... Sydney Harbour looking south from the vicinity of the Sydney Harbour Bridge towards the CBD skyline; the Opera House is visible in the background on the left. ... Broken Hill (31°57′ S 141°27′ E) is an isolated mining city and Local Government Area in the far west of outback New South Wales, Australia, with a population of 21,000. ...

Menindee is the oldest place of European settlement in western New South Wales. It was the advance base for the Burke and Wills expedition in 1861. The route Burke & Wills took north (red) and south (dark blue) Robert OHara Burke William John Wills Artists depiction of Burkes death In 1860-61, Robert OHara Burke and William John Wills were sent on an expedition to cross Australia from south to north. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

A weir on the Darling River near Menindee diverts water from the river into a series of shallow, otherwise dry, lakes for the purpose of regulating the river flow for irrigation downstream into South Australia. This is called the Menindee Lakes. The bridge and weir mechanism at Sturminster Newton on the River Stour, Dorset. ... The Darling River is the longest river in Australia, flowing 2,739km from northern New South Wales to its confluence with the Murray River at Wentworth, New South Wales. ... Motto: United for the Common Wealth Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ...