Black Stump Rest Area - Coolah
Address: Black Stump Way (near Warrumbungles Way Corner)
Coolah, NSW 2843
Coolah is one of several towns to claim bragging rights as the home of the legendary Black Stump. It was here that the colloquial saying ‘Beyond the Black Stump’, meaning ‘beyond the limits of civilisation,’ is said to have originated.
Supporting Coolah’s claim is a document showing land boundaries declared by Governor Darling in 1826. This boundary line passes through the centre of a property known as ‘Black Stump Run’. The local Aboriginal Gamilaraay people were said to have called the area ‘Weetalibah-Wallangan’, meaning, ‘the place where the fire went out and left a burnt stump’.
In 1905, a fire engulfed the Black Stump Wine Saloon which was the said to be the location of the original black stump. Today, a rest area and replica stump mark the historic location. It contains picnic shelters, an electric barbecue and flushing toilets.
Opening times
Accessible at all times
Contact
- Contact Information
- www.warrumbungleregion.com....
- Black Stump Way (near Warrumbungles Way Corner)
Coolah, NSW 2843 - Toll Free: 1800 242 881
- Phone: (02) 6849 2144
- coonavic@hwy.com.au
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