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Coonabarabran - Cities, Towns and Localities |
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Coonabarabran is known as the
‘Astronomy Capital of Australia’ and the ‘Gateway to the Warrumbungles’, a
mountain range which arcs around to the west, north and east of
Coonabarabran. Much of it is part of the popular Warrumbungle National
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 Diprotodon
(meaning two-front-teeth)
• The largest known marsupial, roamed Australia during
the last one to two million years ago, becoming extinct as recently as only
20,000 years ago. A specimen was recently discovered consisting of a skull and
most of the skeleton, excavated at Tambar Springs, near Coonabarabran.In
September 1979, Louise Friis of Tambar Springs, northern NSW, discovered a large
fossilized skull in the banks of Cox's Creek. Museum palaeontologists Dr A.
Ritchie and Mr R. Jones carried out an emergency dig to recover the skull and
returned later with a team of helpers to excavate the rest of the skeleton
buried deeper in the creek bank. From the charcoal fragments recovered near the
diprotodon skeleton, scientists in the University of Sydney's Radiocarbon
Laboratory have estimated that this particular animal lived and died at least
33,500 years ago.
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Crystal
Kingdom
• Newell Hwy, COONABARABRAN NSW 2357
• Crystals and other minerals from the
local area as well as around the world.
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Siding
Springs Observatory
• National Park Rd, COONABARABRAN NSW 2357 • Ph: 068 426 211
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Skywatch Observatory & Astro Mini
Golf
• Timor Rd, Coonabarabran
• Ph: 02 6842 3303 • Fax: 02 6842 2978 • Web: www.skywtch.cx
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The Newell
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• A great site with a
map of the route.
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L.I.S.P.
• Has links to some related
tourism sites.
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Big Sky Express
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BRISBANE QLD 4001
• Freecall: 1800 008 SKY (759) • Ph: 07 3257 3033 • Fax: 07 3257 3633 •
• ‘As country as the day is long’. Big Sky Express is a unique aviation community
based airline, providing country air service to Inverell, Gunnedah,
Coonabarabran and Sydney.
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