Wisemans Creek, New South Wales Explained

Type:town
Wisemans Creek
State:nsw
Coordinates:-33.6167°N 149.7167°W
Pop:113
Postcode:2795
Elevation:763
Lga:Oberon Shire
Stategov:Bathurst
Fedgov:Calare
Dist1:190
Dir1:W
Location1:Sydney
Dist2:33
Dir2:SSE
Location2:Bathurst
Dist3:67
Dir3:WSW
Location3:Lithgow
Dist4:21
Dir4:NW
Location4:Oberon
Near-Nw:Brewongle
Near-N:O'Connell
Near-Ne:Locksley
Near-E:Hazelgrove
Near-Se:Oberon
Near-S:Essington
Near-Sw:Charlton
Near-W:Tannas Mount

Wisemans Creek is a locality in the Oberon Shire of New South Wales, Australia. The area has also been known as Glenburn.[1] It had a population of 113 people as of the .

Wisemans Creek Post Office opened on 1 January 1886 and closed on 30 June 1976.[2] Wisemans Creek Provisional School operated from September 1868 to September 1870.[3] It also formerly had a cricket club, debating society and bushfire brigade.[4] [5] [6]

The area has historically been used for mining of copper and gold.[7] [8] The Black Bullock mine was worked successfully by Windsor Resources during the 1980s and was subject to ongoing drilling from a joint venture in the 1990s; it was still being viewed as a prospect by Heron Resources in 2017.[9]

In June 1970, it was proposed to remove the Wisemans Creek name and refer to the area as Glenburn; however, this was reversed in August that year.[10] [11]

Heritage listings

Wisemans Creek has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Extract . Geographical Names Board of NSW . 7 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Wisemans Creek . Premier Postal . Post Office Reference . 7 June 2018.
  3. Web site: School history database search . NSW Department of Education . 15 June 2018.
  4. News: WISEMAN'S CREEK . . New South Wales, Australia . 28 November 1945 . 7 June 2018 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: WISEMAN'S CREEK PARS. . . 4 . 119 . New South Wales, Australia . 14 February 1893 . 7 June 2018 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: Wiseman's Creek News . . New South Wales, Australia . 21 October 1908 . 7 June 2018 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  7. News: GEOLOGICAL SURVEYOR'S REPORT. . . LXXVII . 12,466 . New South Wales, Australia . 2 May 1878 . 7 June 2018 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  8. News: WISEMAN'S CREEK. . . 9172 . New South Wales, Australia . 22 October 1908 . 7 June 2018 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
  9. News: Heron Resources Limited - Ardea Resources Limited Project Update . ENP Newswire . 9 January 2017 .
  10. News: GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT, 1966 . . 77 . New South Wales, Australia . 19 June 1970 . 7 June 2018 . 2468 . National Library of Australia.
  11. News: GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT, 1966 . . 109 . New South Wales, Australia . 28 August 1970 . 7 June 2018 . 3481 . National Library of Australia.
  12. 01743. H05/00082. 18 May 2018.