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Orange NSW

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February 22nd 2023
Leaving Wellington, we wanted to visit one of the local regional cities that we inevitably drove through in a rush on our way to and from Sydney, where we had moved to after we left Wellington. Orange was our chosen destination for our first stop, and we settled in to the Canobolas Tourist Park. Orange is the home of the Wiradjuri people, and in 1822, Captain Percy Simpson established a convict ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Orange

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more