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Local government area in New South Wales, Australia
Photo: Cazz, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Northwestern New South Wales (Northwest NSW) is the region wedged between the Far West and New England, with a mix of New England's agricultural and the Far West's "true outback" feel.
The main way to enter northwestern New South Wales is via car, via the various highways that enter the region. From:
Read in the guideThe train network in the region is abysmal and is not a practical means of getting around – you're best bet is to use a car in one of the state's most car-centric regions.
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not really a tourist town but it's the only town for kilometres on end
claims to have the world's oldest structure
once a railway encampment that thrived as a tourist town but now in shatters.
a mining town in the centre of the NSW Outback
small rail town
an ordinary small town
the opal capital of New South Wales
home of the "Big Bogan"
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