Bingara


Bingara, at the heart of the Fossickers Way, a route that offers the traveller an alternative to the New England or Newell Highways.

Where is it?: Bingara is 150 km north of Tamworth; 70 km west of Inverell; 604 km north of Sydney; 500 km south west of Brisbane.

Bingara is in the Gwydir valley, a region renowned for its irrigated and dry land cropping and is home to some of Australia's most highly regarded beef cattle studs.

The area was discovered in 1827 and immediately attracted graziers and their herds, and in 1852 the gold prospectors followed. In the 1880s, copper was discovered, with Bingara the largest producer of diamonds at that time. Bingara is actually one of the few places in Australia where diamonds have been found.

Bingara is located very close to Myall Creek, the site of the massacre of 27 to 30 Indigenous Australians.

Buildings from this past era include the brick courthouse and lock-up keeper's residence (circa 1879), the police station, the Royal Mail Booking Office, the primary school, the Imperial Hotel (formerly the Gwydir Hotel) and various churches around town.



The Gwydir River itself offers plenty of activities, including fishing, canoeing and river rafting. One of the best ways to experience the area is on horse back with Gwydir River Trail Rides, taking in the pleasure of superb bush trails along the river, or high into the ranges.

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