Boro, New South Wales Explained

Type:town
Boro
State:nsw
Coordinates:-35.1492°N 149.6672°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in New South Wales
Lga:Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
County:Murray
Parish:Barnet
Region:Southern Tablelands
Postcode:2622
Pop:97
Stategov:Monaro
Fedgov:Eden-Monaro
Dist1:52
Dir1:S
Location1:Goulburn
Dist2:79
Dir2:ENE
Location2:Canberra
Near-N:Tarago
Near-Ne:Lower Boro
Near-E:Mayfield
Near-Se:Larbert
Near-S:Manar
Near-Sw:Mulloon
Near-W:Mount Fairy
Near-Nw:Tarago

Boro is a rural locality of New South Wales, Australia in the Queanbeyan-Palerang Region, near the village of Tarago, about 50 km south of Goulburn. The name is a variation of the Aboriginal bora ring. At the, it had a population of 97.

Boro Creek is a tributary of the Shoalhaven River.

The bushranger, William Westwood, known as "Jackey Jackey", operated in the area.[1]

Silver was mined in the area and there are a number of mining relics and shafts around.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About William Westwood . https://archive.today/20121230122345/http://www.nedkellysworld.com.au/bushrangers/westwood_w.htm . 30 December 2012 . dead. 28 July 2017.
  2. The book Monaro; Lost Mines Revisited by B McGowan covers the area and details the mining history.