Pooncarie, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Pooncarie
state = nsw


caption =
lga = Wentworth Shire
postcode = 2648
pop =
est =
pop = 155 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC18557 | name = Pooncarie (Suburb) | accessdate = 2008-10-09 | quick = on]
elevation=
maxtemp =
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stategov = Murray-Darling
fedgov = Farrer
dist1 = 1159
location1= Sydney
dist2 = 944
location2= Canberra
dist3 = 152
location3= Mildura
dist4 = 120
location4= Wentworth [ [http://www.travelmate.com.au/MapMaker/MapMaker.asp Travelmate] ]

Pooncarie is a small town in New South Wales, Australia in Wentworth Shire. It is on the Darling River between Wentworth and Menindee. 50km west of Pooncarie on Malara Station is the BEMAX Resources Ginkgo Mineral Sands mine.

Burke and Wills

The Burke and Wills expedition passed through Pooncarie on their journey across Australia from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria. They reached the Darling River near Tarcoola Station to the south of town on Wednesday, 26 September 1860 and the next day made Camp XXX, (their thirtieth camp since leaving Melbourne) at what is now Bilbarka Park. The expedition stayed here until the morning of the 11 October 1860 when they headed north to Menindee.

References

External links

* [http://www.burkeandwills.net.au/ Burke & Wills Web] A comprehensive website containing many of the historical documents relating to the Burke & Wills Expedition.
* [http://www.burkeandwills.org/ The Burke & Wills Historical Society] The Burke & Wills Historical Society.