Hay Parish (County of Killara)
Hay Parish is a civil parish of Killara County,[1] located in Central Darling Shire at Latitude 31°06′35″S and Longitude144°08′50″E .
Hay Parish is on the Darling River between Wilcannia and Tilpa, New South Wales. The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BSh (Hot semi-desert).[2]
The Parish is mainly an agricultural area, with sheep grazing the primary activity, and some pockets of irrigated land along the river. Tourism, [3] Fishing and camping are popular along the river.[3] Tourism including farmstay programs on local stations, is the other major local industry. Fishing and camping are popular along the river.[3]
In 1838 Thomas Mitchell (explorer) became the first European to the parish as he travelled down the Darling River. In 1861 the Burke and Wills expedition passed to the west.[4]
References
- Map of the County of Killara, Western Division, N.S.W., Department of Lands, Sydney N.S.W , 1940.
- Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. (direct: Final Revised Paper)
- "Tilpa". WISE Basins. National Parks and Wildlife (New South Wales). Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
- The Burke and Wills Expedition Archived 1 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine.