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New South Wales Cities with Hotels
 New South Wales, state in southeastern
Australia, bounded on the north by
Queensland, on the east by the Tasman Sea, on
the south by Victoria, and on the west by
South Australia. New South Wales,
including Lord Howe Island, covers 801,600 sq km (309,500 sq mi). The chains of
the Great Dividing Range extend across New South Wales parallel to the coast.
Mount Kosciusko, Australia's highest peak, rises 2228 m (7310 ft) near the
state's border with Victoria. The chief rivers are the Murray, Darling, and Murrumbidgee. Sydney is the capital and largest city. Other cities in New South
Wales include Newcastle, Wagga Wagga, and Wollongong. Population (1991)
5,732,032.
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Mining is one of the most important
industries in New South Wales. The chief mining products are gold, silver, coal,
copper, tin, lead, zinc, and cobalt. Gold was first mined in 1851 near Bathurst.
It is found in nearly all parts of New South Wales, but the most important
districts are Bathurst, Lachlan, Mudgee, Peel, and Uralla. Silver and lead
mining are concentrated mainly at Broken Hill in the Albert mining district. The
main coal-bearing rocks extend over a large area around Sydney. Coal from the
Hunter Valley near Newcastle is used to fuel power stations near the city.
Farms cover about two-thirds of New South Wales. Principal
crops are wheat, corn, barley, oats, potatoes, tobacco, and rice. Sugarcane and
grapes are also grown, wine and sugar constituting important products. The
Hunter Valley is one of Australia's main wine-producing regions. Citrus fruits
are raised in considerable number, oranges predominating. Grazing and livestock
raising are major industries. Forest area in New South Wales is estimated at 15
million hectares (37.5 million acres). About 223,000 hectares (about 557,500
acres) are timber reserves.
The chief manufactures are iron and steel, textiles,
electrical appliances, automobiles, furniture, chemicals, and clothing. There is
a steelworks in Newcastle and an aluminum smelter in nearby Tomago. Tourism is
also becoming important to the economy of New South Wales.
Executive power in New South Wales is nominally vested in a
governor appointed by the British crown; actual power is exercised by a premier
and cabinet. The state legislature consists of a parliament of two houses,
namely the legislative council, which has 45 members popularly elected to
nine-year terms, and the legislative assembly of 109 members who are popularly
elected to three-year terms.
New South Wales, the oldest colony of Australasia, was named
in 1770 by the British explorer Captain James Cook. The first European
settlement at New South Wales was established at Port Jackson in 1788. In 1901
New South Wales became a state of the newly founded Commonwealth of Australia.
"New South Wales," Microsoft® Encarta® 97 Encyclopedia.
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