Oallen

Oallen
New South Wales
Oallen; New South Wales
	Panning for gold at Oallen Ford below new bridge over the Shoalhaven River
	Oallen Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	35°08′21″S 149°56′36″E / 35.13917°S 149.94333°E
Population	145 (SAL 2021)
Postcode(s)	2622
Elevation	538 m (1,765 ft)
Location	60 km (37 mi) SE of Goulburn ; 97 km (60 mi) NE of Canberra ; 83 km (52 mi) SW of Nowra ; 229 km (142 mi) SSW of Sydney ;
LGA(s)	Goulburn Mulwaree Council; Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council;
Region	Southern Tablelands
County	Argyle; St Vincent;
Parish	Jerralong; Jerricknorra; Oallen;
State electorate(s)	Goulburn
Federal division(s)	Hume
	Localities around Oallen:

Oallen (/oʊlən/) is a locality in the Goulburn Mulwaree Council area, New South Wales, Australia.^[2]^[3] It is located on the Shoalhaven River and the Oallen Ford Road about 61 km southeast of Goulburn and 82 km southwest of Nowra. The Oallen Ford Road has recently been upgraded to improve the connection from Canberra and Goulburn to Nerriga, Nowra and Jervis Bay. At the 2016 census, Oallen had a population of 141.^[4]

The Shoalhaven River in the Oallen Ford area was an area where gold was panned for in the 19th century.^[5] There has been a recent revival of gold panning.^[6]

References[edit]

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Oallen (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "Oallen". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
^ "Oallen". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Oallen". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
^ Barry McGowan (1992). "Aspects of Gold Mining and Mining Communities in the Shoalhaven Area of New South Wales: An Archaeological and Historical Study" (PDF). Australasian Historical Archaeology (10).
^ "Gold Rush". South Coast Register. 10 May 2011.

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[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Oallen (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[2] "Oallen". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 August 2017.

[3] "Oallen". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

[census-4] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Oallen". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 August 2017.

[5] Barry McGowan (1992). "Aspects of Gold Mining and Mining Communities in the Shoalhaven Area of New South Wales: An Archaeological and Historical Study" (PDF). Australasian Historical Archaeology (10).

[6] "Gold Rush". South Coast Register. 10 May 2011.

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v t e Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales, Australia
Towns	Goulburn Marulan
Localities and rural places	Baw Baw Boxers Creek Brisbane Grove Bungonia Carrick Currawang Gundary Kingsdale Lake Bathurst Lower Boro Mummel Oallen Parkesbourne Pomeroy Quialigo Run-O-Waters Tallong Tarago Tarlo Tirrannaville Towrang Wayo Windellama Wollogorang Yarra.
Main Article: Local government areas of New South Wales

v t e Queanbeyan–Palerang Region, New South Wales, Australia
Queanbeyan suburbs	Crestwood Environa Googong Greenleigh Jerrabomberra Karabar Queanbeyan East Queanbeyan West Queanbeyan The Ridgeway Tralee
Localities and rural places	Araluen Back Creek Ballalaba Bendoura Berlang Bombay Boro Braidwood Bungendore Burra Bywong Captains Flat Carwoola Corang Currawang Durran Durra Farringdon Forbes Creek Harolds Cross Hoskinstown Jembaicumbene Krawarree Larbert Lake George Majors Creek Manar Marlowe Mayfield Monga Mongarlowe Mount Fairy Mulloon Nerriga Northangera Oallen Palerang Primrose Valley Reidsdale Rossi Royalla Sutton Tarago Tomboye Urila Warri Wamboin Williamsdale Wog Wog
Main Article: Local government areas of New South Wales