Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway Inc throws open its gates on the first Saturday of every month. If you haven't been for a…
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This Saturday 3 November is the Official Opening of the Oberon RSL Military Museum. From 11am, member for Calare Mr…
This Saturday 3 November is the Official Opening of the Oberon RSL Military Museum. From 11am, member for Calare Mr Andrew Gee and member for Bathurst Mr Paul Tool will be opening the Museum. A band will be in attendance and you will have the opportunity to view the huge collection on display. Contact Bill 0408 610 848 or Neville 0438 615 653 for further details. The Museum opening times are Weds & Frids 12.30-4pm and Saturdays & Public Hols 10am-4pm.
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Oberon Farmers Market is held on the first Saturday of every month at the Oberon Showground. Come along to enjoy the friendly atmosphere and lots of stalls offering all kinds of produce, handicrafts and supplies. In addition, all the stallholders are locals who enjoy showing what they have created. Buy and great coffee and munch on something delicious while you stroll around the stalls.
More information on Oberon Farmers Markets can be found here
Spring is here in the High Country. Oberon boasts three National Parks in the region including Kanangra Boyd N.P,…
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Fossicking is a very popular pastime in Oberon. There are many places in the Oberon area that you can fossick – more information can be seen here
The Oberon Visitor Information Centre is running education sessions on Wednesday 3rd October. Go and meet the team and learn the skills and local tips towards finding sapphires, zircons, gold and the occasional diamond which can be found throughout the region. Demonstrations at 10am, 1pm, 3pm.
Register for your session here at the Oberon Visitor Information Centre
The Blue Lake at Jenolan Caves is were you can often see a platypus. Make time to visit the Blue Lake when at Jenolan Caves
When you are visiting Jenolan Caves, don't forget to save time so you can visit the Blue Lake and see if you can see a platypus. Delightful little creatures 🙂
The 9.3km Southern Township Cycling and Hiking Trail around Oberon has been recently upgraded. Call into the Oberon Visitor Information Centre and ask for a map of the trail. There are also other trails around Oberon, the VIC has maps for them that you can view.
9.3km Southern Township Cycling and Hiking Trail has recently been upgraded, just in time for a week of activities…
Some great coverage of the Malachi Gilmore Hall Revival by 9 News Central West. Get your tickets for the Malachi Revival…
THE Malachi Gilmore Hall is an art deco building that was designed by Italian architect Virgil Cizzio and was opened in 1937. It was known as the Magna Theatre. A striking feature of the hall is the use of glass bricks.
More information on the Malachi Gilmore Hall Revival can be seen here
Oberon Community and Farmers’ Market on tomorrow at the Oberon Showground. Great range of produce and hand made goods….
More information on the Oberon Community and Farmers Markets can be seen here
Burraga is located in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, 47 kilometres south west from Oberon and about 67 kilometres south from Bathurst. It is within Oberon Shire.
The Burraga village developed as the Thompsons Creek copper mine developed. Copper was discovered around 1877 and was reported on by the Inspector of Mines in 1878. Mining developed but was hampered by poor management and under capitalisation until the mine was purchased by Lewis Lloyd “the copper king” in 1879 being then known as Lloyds Copper Mine.
As the mine expanded, workers settled on the nearby land resulting in the reservation of a site for a village in October 1883. A village was surveyed in December 1884 and a formal plan was reserved on 29 October 1887.
As there were no other industries to provide employment the fortunes of the village rose and fell in line with those of the associated Burraga copper mine. In 1883 it was stated that the mine employed about 200 men and that the population of Burruaga was about 500 persons including 60 children. The town had “the usual businesses” and a Post-Office and a Public School.
Mining continued from 1880. A fire in 1913 destroyed one of the locomotives. Mining was closed down in 1919 and a lot of material, including the other locomotive, was sold off in 1920. Mining continued on and off up until 1961. Studies around 2012 were being conducted looking for worthwhile lodes of copper and gold at the nearby Lucky Draw Gold Mine.
Explore the Burraga village and find Australia’s tallest round brick chimney! Built in 1899 originally for the Copper Mine but never actually used, it consists of 500,000 bricks and stands at a height of 178 feet.
