Address: Fiveways Road, 42 kilometres west of Tottenham, Tottenham, 2873
State: NSW
Area: AUS

Please Note: GPS Co-ordinates are approximate.

Latitude:	-32 09 46.2
Longitude:	+147 01 54.9

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Monument Type: Monument

Theme: Landscape

Sub-Theme: Discovery

Description:

Cairn marks the geographical centre of New South Wales. The centre of NSW Cairn was constructed using slag from the old Mount Royal and the Bogan River Copper Mines.

Actual Monument Dedication Date: 1988

Front Inscription:

This cairn was erected by Bogan Shire Council during the 1988 Bicentennial Year to mark the geographical centre of New SOuth Wales as determined by the Central Mapping Authority of N.S.W. by Graphical Digitisation.

J. G. Delaney Shire Clerk  J. J. Hoare Shire President  R. P. Whatham  Shire Engineer

This cairn is constructed from slag taken from the Mount Royal copper mine and the Bogan River copper mine.  The discovery of the former led to the birth of the present town of Tottenham.  Material donated by Mr. A. E. Hudson of Tottenham.