Canadian Lead, New South Wales

Canadian Lead is a 19th-century gold rush town in rural New South Wales, Australia. It is 301 km to Sydney.[3]

Canadian Lead
New South Wales
Canadian Lead, New South Wales, c.1872
Canadian Lead
Coordinates32°24′20″S 149°33′05″E
Population11 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2859[2]
Localities around Canadian Lead:
Gulgong
Canadian Lead

In April 1872, The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser reported that "...the Canadian lead, where a month ago some four hundred people were, can now boost of a couple of thousands."[4]

References list

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Canadian Lead (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. "Canadian Lead in Google Map". Google Map. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  3. "Distance Between Canadian Lead and Sydney". Google Map. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  4. Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser, 6 April 1872. Retrieved 6 June 2014.


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