- Turon River
The Turon River is located in
New South Wales . The Turon River is well renowned because it was the site of one of Australia's first alluvial gold rushes. [cite web|url=http://www.ahc.gov.au/publications/generalpubs/mining/profile3.html|title=Mining Heritage - Profile 3 - Alluvial Gold|publisher=Australian Heritage Council |accessdate=2007-11-11] During the gold rush Chinese migrant workers built a Water Race to bring water to mining operations along sections of the Turon River. Many parts of the Race can still be seen today from places like [http://www.turongates.com Turon Gates] . The Turon was the site of violence between miners and licensing authorities during the gold rush.Fact|date=March 2007Today the Turon River falls partly in the
Turon National Park .Activities
The Turon River is ideal for many family activities with many small businesses operating tourist activities including:
* horse riding
* gold panning
* canoeing
* camping- Coles Bridge
* seasonal fishingee also
*
Sofala, New South Wales References
* [http://www.ahc.gov.au/publications/generalpubs/mining/profile3.html Australian Heritage Council]
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