What is Gooloogong?
'''Gooloogong''' is a small town in New South Wales. It is built on the banks of the [[Lachlan River]]. It is 57[[kilometres|km]] south east of [[Forbes, New South Wales|Forbes]], 34&nbsp;km north west of [[Cowra, New South Wales|Cowra]] and 358&nbsp;km west of the state capital, [[Sydney]].<ref name=smh>{{cite web |url= http://www.smh.com.au/news/New-South-Wales/Gooloogong/2005/02/17/1108500193599.html|title= Gooloogong - New South Wales|accessdate=2008-12-14 |format= |work=Sydney Morning Herald, Fairfax Digital }}</ref> There are about 250 people living in Gooloogong. The town was established in the 1860s on what was the Pastoral Lease 'Goolagong'of Edward Sheahan from around 1840. The town was originally built much closer to the Lachlan River, but was moved to higher ground because of [[flood]]s. [[John O'Meally (bushranger)|John O'Meally]] is buried in an unmarked grave in the [[Anglican]] [[cemetery]] at Gooloogong.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eugowra.aus.net/annexures.htm |title=Annexures, Resources, References and Reading |accessdate=2008-11-13 |format= |work=Eugowra |archive-date=2008-11-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081118201044/http://www.eugowra.aus.net/annexures.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was a member of [[Ben Hall]]'s gang. He was shot dead when the gang tried to rob the Campbell's farm, Goimbla Station, on November 19, 1863. ==Facilities== Gooloogong has a [[hotel]], shops and a park. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Towns in New South Wales]]