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Ridge in response to the demand for postal services by those involved with the gold rush along the Lachlan River. That name was changed before opening. The Forbes Telegraph Office opened on 27 October 1862 after a telegraph line had been constructed from Orange. The two offices merged on 1 January 1870. On opening day of the Telegraph Office in 1862, the results of three days of races at the Lachlan Gold Fields were telegraphed to Bathurst.
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Since 1887 Forbes has experienced a major flood on average every seven years, with major flooding occurring in June 1952 with a peak of 10.8 metres (35 ft); September 2016 with a peak of 10.67 metres (35.0 ft); August 1990 with a peak of 10.65 metres (34.9 ft); October 1955 with a peak
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Forbes' most recent major flood was in late September 2016 after heavy rain fell on much of inland NSW; as the Bureau of Meteorology declared 2016 as the third-wettest winter on record. Unseasonal heavy rainfall in most of the state, centred on the catchment area of the upper Lachlan during autumn
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Gold was discovered by Harry Stephan, also known as "German Harry", in June 1861. Initially about 30,000 people moved to the goldfields, but by 1863 this had declined to about 3,500 because of the difficult mining conditions. The Post Office was opened on 1 December 1861 and given the name Black
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in early September, and by mid-September predictions were for widespread flooding across most of inland New South Wales. By late September, flooding had peaked in Forbes at 10.67 metres (35.0 ft), with 1,000 people evacuated, as the Newell Highway was cut north and south of Forbes' central
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Notwithstanding its northerly latitude and low elevation of just 240 metres (790 ft), snow has been known to fall on a few occasions—one of which saw a daily snowfall total of 9 inches (23 cm) on 5 July 1900. It is considerably sunny with 133.2 clear days annually.
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The goldfields were originally named "Black Ridge", and the name "Forbes" celebrating Sir Francis Forbes was declared from Sydney as the result of a possible government administrative error. It is said that the name was meant for the town now known as "Hill End" between
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stop, had tunnels situated underneath which were used during the gold rush to convey gold and money to and from the banks to minimise the chance of theft. The Albion Hotel burnt down on 10 February 2009, losing years worth of history and memorabilia.
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Forbes Shire has four public primary schools: Forbes Primary School, Forbes North Primary School, Corinella Public School and Bedgerebong Public School. There is one Catholic primary school, St Laurence's Primary School.
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business district. Forbes was declared a natural disaster zone after flash flooding occurred, resulting in some residents being without homes. Back up support was provided by the State Emergency Service and the
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height of 10.62 metres (34.8 ft); March 2012 with a peak height of 10.55 metres (34.6 ft); and in August 1998 with a peak height of 10.35 metres (34.0 ft).
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at Forbes is a co-educational secondary school, with the school located at the site of the former Marist Brothers' College, on the banks of the Lachlan River.
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water storage levels increasing from 38 per cent to 90 per cent. By early August, the Bureau of Meteorology had issued flood warnings for the
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passes through Forbes. Passenger trains operated to Forbes until 1983. Forbes lies at or near the confluence of the
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is a free weekly paper that is published on Fridays. It is part of the independently owned Phoenix Group of papers.
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The most common responses for religion were Catholic 35.1%, Anglican 24.7% and No Religion 15.4%.
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and Lachlan rivers. In late August, Water NSW began releasing up to 10,000 megalitres (350
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passed through in 1817 during one of the first inland expeditions. Oxley named the site
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Tim Efkarpidis, Greek-Australian entrepreneur, whose life in Australia began in Forbes
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86.2% of people were born in Australia and 89.1% of people spoke only English at home.
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Pearce, Suzannah, ed. (17 November 2006). "SIMPSON Carolyn Chalmers, Hon. Justice".
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Climate data for Forbes (Camp Street, 1873–1998); 240 m AMSL; 33.39° S, 148.01° E
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Pearce, Melanie; Manson, Skye; Clift, Julie; Wong, Luke (13 September 2016).
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 12.1% of the population.
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Forbes High School, a public school, is located to the north of town.
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Levy, Megan; Dumas, Megan; Mitchell, Georgina (27 September 2016).
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Lands Office at Forbes built 1898; an all timber building in the
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and similar crops are grown. Nearby towns and villages include
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Passenger Rail Service Withdrawals By Line Section Since 1960.
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The Forbes Camel Races have been held annually since 2001 on
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former western suburbs magpies and Canberra Raiders player
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Forbes has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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Local tertiary institutions are the Forbes College of
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Australian Cemeteries. 20 September 1902. 2855:Towns in the Central West (New South Wales) 2162:Climate statistics for Australian locations 2076:ARHS Bulletin, Vol 54, No 790. August 2003. 2021: 1976: 1886: 1652:Geographical Names Board of New South Wales 442:it is impossible to imagine a worse country 372:, Forbes is 245 metres (804 ft) above 1836: 1834: 1752: 1663: 1629: 484:in 1862. He is buried in Forbes Cemetery. 44: 2319:"Four flood warnings in place across NSW" 432:people before non-indigenous settlement. 2782: 2039:Department of Planning & Environment 1994:Department of Planning & Environment 1949:Department of Planning & Environment 1939:"The Ben Hall Sites - Grave of Ben Hall" 1904:Department of Planning & Environment 1734:"The Age, Travel: Forbes, 10 April 2008" 1648:Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW 380:. 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Archived from 1870:. Ned Kellys World. Archived from 1723: 1597: 1265: 516:Forbes Cemetery, Bogan Gate Road: 25:Town in New South Wales, Australia 14: 2886: 2800: 2730:from the original on 5 April 2015 2669:. Australian Bureau of Statistics 2647:. Australian Bureau of Statistics 2625:from the original on 4 March 2017 2287:"Lachlan River threatens to rise" 1565:; Member of the first all-female 1204:. As the Lachlan flowed into the 565:Stockinbingal–Parkes railway line 510:Billabong Creek, Ben Halls Road: 2865:1861 establishments in Australia 2823: 2812: 2645:"Statistics by Catalogue Number" 2485:. Australia. 28 September 2016. 2229:. Australia. 27 September 2016. 2051: 2006: 1961: 1916: 1815:. Abc.net.au. 12 February 2009. 1736:. 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