Parish of Sturt

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} thumb|Sturt Parish Pool County (NSW)'''Sturt Parish''' is a remote civil parish of Poole County in far North West New South Wales,<ref>{{NSW GNR|id=KWQloeUlGH|title=Poole County|accessdate=}}</ref><ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-233869599/view / Map of the County of Poole : Western Division], ,</ref> located at {{coord|-29.433056|141.519722|display=title,inline}}.

==Geography== The Geography, of Sturt is mostly the flat, arid landscape of the Channel Country. The nearest town is Tibooburra to the east, which is on the Silver City Highway and lies south of the Sturt National Park.<ref>[http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/camping-and-accommodation/campgrounds/olive-downs-campground Olive Downs campground].</ref>

==History== The Parish is on the traditional lands of the Wadigali<ref>[http://outbacknsw.com.au/aboriginal-heritage.html Aboriginal Heritage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301230508/http://outbacknsw.com.au/aboriginal-heritage.html |date=1 March 2018 }}, Corner Country History & Heritage.</ref> and to a lesser extent Karenggapa,<ref>Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Karenggapa (NSW)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press. p196.</ref> Aboriginal peoples.<ref>David R Horton (creator), © Aboriginal Studies Press, AIATSIS, and Auslig/Sinclair, Knight, Merz, 1996.</ref>

Charles Sturt camped at nearby Preservation Creek<ref>The Sydney Morning Herald [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16845882 Sat 5 Mar 1932, Page 9].</ref> (Mount Poole) for six months during 1845,<ref>[http://outbacknsw.com.au/sturt-s-expedition.html Sturt's Central Australian Expedition] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301233402/http://outbacknsw.com.au/sturt-s-expedition.html |date=1 March 2018 }}.</ref> and in 1861 the Burke and Wills expedition passed to the east,<ref>[http://outbacknsw.com.au/burke-and-wills-expedition.html The Burke and Wills Expedition] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301233405/http://outbacknsw.com.au/burke-and-wills-expedition.html |date=1 March 2018 }}.</ref> through what is now the Pindera Aboriginal Area.<ref>NSW National Parks and Wildlife service, [http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/planmanagement/draft/sturt-national-park-draft-plan-of-management-170115.pdf Draft Plan of Management Sturt National Park], (2017) p 22.</ref>

Gold was discovered nearby in the 1870s.

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Category:Parishes of Poole County Category:Far West (New South Wales)