Pelora, New South Wales Explained

Pelora, New South Walesis a rural locality and civil parish of County of Landsborough[1] located at 30°18′48″S 144°39′46″E to the north west of the town of Louth, New South Wales.The parish is in Bourke Shire.

History

The traditional owners of the area are the Paruntiji,[2] meaning people belonging to the Paroo. Aboriginal people are known to have lived along the Paroo for at least 14,000 years (Robins, 1999).

The Burke and Wills expedition were the first Europeans to the area, passing a few miles to the west.

Climate

The climate is semi-arid, featuring low rainfall, very hot summer temperatures and cool nights in winter. [3] The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh (Hot desert).[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-233914056/view County of Landsborough, Western Division
  2. Web site: Map of Indigenous Australia. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. Studies. January 10, 2021. aiatsis.gov.au.
  3. http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_048079_All.shtml BOM
  4. Peel . M. C. . Finlayson . B. L. . McMahon . T. A. . 2007 . Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification . Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. . 11 . 5 . 1633–1644 . 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . 1027-5606. free . (direct: Final Revised Paper)