At the base of Mullaley Mountain beside the Black Stump Way (Mullaley to Tambar Springs and Coolah Road), the John Oxley Monument pays tribute to explorer Oxley's traversing the Gunnedah district and…
At the base of Mullaley Mountain beside the Black Stump Way (Mullaley to Tambar Springs and Coolah Road), the John Oxley Monument pays tribute to explorer Oxley's traversing the Gunnedah district and his naming of the Liverpool Plains - a vast area of black soil to the east and southeast of Mullaley.
On August 27, 1818, he and his party crossed Bowen's Rivulet (now Cox's Creek) approximately three kilometres southwest of where the monument is located and by mid-October they reached the mouth of the Hastings River and named Port Macquarie. They named the Liverpool Plains after the then Prime Minister of England (1770-1828) Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool.
Pure joy as you wake to the sunrise. Awe as you make it to the snowy peak. A sense of adventure as you motor across red plains. The relief of rejuvenation as you wade into an alpine stream. Connection as you taste native, fragrant leaves. A sense of belonging as you return to your favourite holiday house. Freedom as you dash into the waves. Discover the endless feelings a visit to NSW can inspire.
