New South Wales
Australia - is a state on the east coast of
Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, & South
Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Coral & Tasman Seas to the east. The Australian Capital Territory & Jervis Bay Territory are enclaves within the state. New South Wales' state capital is Sydney,
Sports
Cricket is 1 of the most popular sports in New South Wales. The NSW Blues are by far the most successful domestic cricket team .
Basketball
The Sydney Kings & Illawarra Hawks are the state's representatives in the National Basketball League (NBL),
Australia's premier Men's basketball competition .
New South Wales is home to Australia's highest snow country, oldest skifields & largest resorts. Recreational Skiing in Australia began around 1861 at Kiandra, New South Wales, when Norwegian gold miners introduced the idea to the frozen hills around the town.
Netball
Suncorp Super Netball features New South Wales [based teams. The New South Wales Swifts having played in the ANZ Championship & the Commonwealth Bank Trophy.
Food popular here
Sydney
rock oysters
Red & whites wines
Barbecued snags (aka sausages)
Meat pies.
Barramundi
Vegemite
Avocados
Pears
Passion fruit
Beef
Lamb
Cheeses
Olives
Prawns / shrimp
Fish such as yellowfin tun , red mullet, snapper,
john dory aka saltwater
fish.
James Squire beers with Amber's & ale's
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New South Wales
Australia ,
The Colony of New South Wales was founded as a
British penal colony in 1788
New South Wales is bordered on the north by Queensland, on the west by South
Australia, on the south by Victoria and on the east by the Coral and Tasman Seas. The Australian Capital Territory and the Jervis Bay Territory form a separately administered entity that is bordered entirely by New South Wales. The state can be divided geographically into four areas. New South Wales's three largest cities, Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong
The original inhabitants of New South Wales were the Aboriginal tribes who arrived in
Australia about 40,000 to 60,000 years ago. Before European settlement there were an estimated 250,000 Aboriginal people in the region
In 1770 James Cook charted the unmapped eastern coast of the continent of New Holland, now
Australia, & claimed the entire coastline that he had just explored as British territory.Cook first named the land New Wales which was later amended to New South Wales (NSW).
New South WalesNickname(s): The First State The Premier State.
