Narrabri is a town of approximately 8000 persons and a Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. The generic names of Local Governments vary from state to state, and included Shire, City and Borough. Many Local Government Areas... Local Government Area in north-central Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Governor HE Professor Marie Bashir Premier Bob Carr (ALP) Area 809,444 km² (5th)  - Land 800,642 km²  - Water 8,802 km² (1.09%) Population (2002)  - Population 6... New South Wales. It is situated on the The Namoi River is a river in inland New South Wales, Australia. The headwaters of the Namoi, including the Macdonald River, the Peel River, the Cockburn River and the Manilla River, rise on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in northern New South Wales. Flowing generally westward, they... Namoi River and lies 531 kilometres northwest of This is about the city of Sydney in Australia. For other meanings, see Sydney (disambiguation), or Sidney. Sydneys skyline with the Opera House on the left Sydney is the capital city of the Australian state of New South Wales and Australias largest and oldest city, founded in 1788... Sydney. It sits on the junction of the National Route 37 Kamilaroi Highway is a state highway in New South Wales. It has been given the national route number 37. Its status as a highway is fairly new. It runs from Willow Tree on the New England Highway in central New South wales in a north-western direction... Kamilaroi Highway and the The Newell Highway is a major highway in New South Wales. It runs parallel to the eastern coast about 300 kilometers inland, and is the main inland direct road link from Victoria to Queensland, bypassing the more congested coastal areas of New South Wales. It runs through Boggabilla, Moree, Narrabri... Newell Highway. The name of the town comes from an Australian Aborigines are the indigenous peoples of Australia. Their ancestors probably arrived in Australia just over 50,000 years ago, although the date remains in dispute. Aboriginal Flag Torres Strait Islander Flag History Pre_colonisation The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people are the indigenous (native) people of Australia. At the... Aboriginal Australian word meaning forked rivers. The Namoi River floods quite frequently.

It is the centre of a major Cotton is a soft fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant, a shrub native to the tropical and subtropical regions of both the Old World and the New World. The fibre is most often spun into thread and used to make a soft, breathable textile. Picking cotton... cotton growing industry. Other industries include Species T. aestivum T. aethiopicum T. araraticum T. boeoticum T. carthlicum T. compactum T. dicoccon T. durum T. ispahanicum T. karamyschevii T. militinae T. monococcum T. polonicum T. spelta T. timopheevii T. trunciale T. turanicum T. turgidum T. urartu T. vavilovii T. zhukovskyi References:   ITIS 42236 2002-09... wheat, Beef is meat obtained from a bovine. Beef is a taboo meat in a number of religions, most notably Hinduism. Also, consumption of beef (along with other meats) is frowned upon by many Buddhists, although it is not strictly taboo. By contrast, beef is one of the principal meats used... beef and A lamb being bottle fed Lamb A lamb is a young sheep. When eaten as meat, lamb is taken from an animal between one month and one year old, with a carcass weight of between 5.5 and 25 kg. The meat of an older sheep is known as mutton... lamb. Nearby attractions are Mount Kaputar is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 411 km north of Sydney. Fact sheet Area: 368 km² Latitude: 30° 17 26 S Longitude: 150° 08 34 E Date of establishment: October 1, 1967 Managing authorities: New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service IUCN category: II... Mount Kaputar National Park, the The Australia Telescope, also known as the Australia Telescope Compact Array is a radio telescope at the Paul Wild Observatory, 25 kilometres west of the town of Narrabri, Australia. The telescope is an array of six identical dishes, which commonly operate in radio images. The compact array is a part... Australia Telescope Compact Array at the Paul Wild Observatory (administered by the The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is the national government body for scientific research in Australia. It was founded in 1916 originally as the Advisory Council of Science and Industry. The CSIRO has around 60 sites across Australia and internationally and has over 6000 staff. The mission of... CSIRO) and a number of agricultural centres, including the Australian Cotton Centre.

External links

• Walkabout entry for Narrabri (http://www.walkabout.com.au/locations/NSWNarrabri.shtml)
• The Australia Telescope (http://www.narrabri.atnf.csiro.au/)
• Narrabri Shire Council (http://www.narrabri.nsw.gov.au/)