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94 Adams St
Wentworth NSW 2648
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Originally named Hawdon's Ford, it was surveyed in 1858 and named Wentworth in 1859 after the Australian explorer, journalist and politician William Charles Wentworth. Wentworth is located at
the junction of Australia's two great rivers - The Murray and The Darling.
Before the
Darling River was opened up, Wentworth was the hub to which much of the wool clip was brought for shipment to either
Echuca (for transport to
Melbourne) or
Morgan (for transport to
Adelaide).
Due to the efforts of the early river
explorers in the late 1850's, William Randell (Mary Ann) and Francis
Cadell (Lady
Augusta), the
Darling river was opened-up for trade and Wentworth became the first river port of the Darling - although its early development can also be attributed to the river trade already being developed along the Murray. By the late 1880's Wentworth was Australia's busiest inland port. In 1895, 485 vessels were recorded as passing through the Customs House (31 in one week alone).
Today, Wentworth is a large and prosperous township with lots for the traveller to see and experience and is an ideal base to explore some amazing sites in the area.
'Magnificent trees droop like willows to the waters edge with evening's mildest radiance in their foliage, throwing a soft haze over the distance...' Charles Sturt 1844
Text courtesy of
Outback NSW Tourism