Chapters: Niangala, New South Wales, Hillgrove, New South Wales, Prominent Hill Mine, Olympic Dam, South Australia, Lasseter's Reef, Mount Read, Cadia-Ridgeway Mine, Timbarra Gold Mine, Rocky River, New South Wales, Mount Jukes Mine Sites, Henty Gold Mine, Challenger Mine, Mount Dundas. Excerpt: Niangala, New South Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Anglican Church, Niangala, NSWNiangala is a village located on the south-eastern edge of the Northern Tablelands area of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Moonbi Range which is part of the Great Dividing Range, at approximately 1,300 metres (4,265 ft) above sea level. The village is in Walcha parish in Parry County. At the 2006 census, Niangala and the surrounding area had a population of 163. Geographically isolated, the village is situated among pine tree plantations. Access to the community requires travel along some stretches of dirt road, which can be hazardous in wet or snow conditions. Winters are cold here, often with several falls of snow during the season. Niangala, meaning eclipse, was first known as Bungadore, blackrocks and is situated at the head of Bungendore Creek. In 1836 William Telfer marked a tree line from Port Stephens through Barrington, Nowendoc and on to Ogunbil. The Australian Agricultural Company set up stations and resting places for their travelling sheep along this route to be known as the Peel Line. This route was steep and rugged but it was much more efficient than the previously used route, via Maitland. The present roads, Thunderbolts Way from Gloucester and the Topdale Road to Tamworth, travel approximately the same route. Niangala began as a gold mining settlement and by the end of October 1890, Niangala had five boarding houses, two butcheries, one blacks... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=15208950