"State of ..." a State of New South Wales Travel Page by JustinJansen

Area = 810,666 km²
Population = 5,500,000
Capital = Sydney
Time zones = Hours ahead of G.M.T 10hrs Mar-Oct and 11hrs Oct-Mar
Temp = winter (jul/aug) 16°C and summer (jan/feb) 25°C

New South Wales was the site of the first settlement in Australia and Sydney Cove in 1788. In the little over 200 years since this tiny beginning it has grown into one of the world's greatest agricultural producing areas with most of the eastern hinterland growing a variety of crops and the more remote western areas farming cattle and sheep.
The Great Dividing Range runs the length of the state parallel to the sea and divides the rich coastal farming flats from the more arid inland regions.
During early settlement these ranges proved an obstacle to land hungry settlers and it was not until 1814 that Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson found a way over them using a route which is now roughly followed by the Great Western Highway through Katoomba abd the Blue Mountains.
The Australian Capital Territory lies in the south-eastern quarter of the state some 300km. south of Sydney.

New South Wales is the most populous state in Australia and is home to Australia’s biggest city Sydney (pop 3.7 million). Sydney harbour is arguably the most beautiful in the world and the eastern coastline has many beautiful beaches such as, Bondi, Manly and Coodgee just to name a few. Visit to the Opera House, Circular Quay, ATM Tower and the shopping halls is just a lifetime
expierence.

There are in this state two endemics Relict Raven and Origma and few specialities like Black-backed Bittern, Lewin’s Rail, Plains-Wanderer, Superb Parrot, Eastern Brislebird, Pilotbird and Regent Honeyeater.
Also this is the state for the legendary pelagics off Wollongong.