Goldmining
The old goldmining city of Bathurst spawns two major road arteries. The first is the Mitchell Highway, which runs north-west through Orange, Wellington (with huge limestone caves), Dubbo (with children’s attractions, including the zoo), the citrus country of Narromine, Trangie, flood-beleguered Nyngan, Bourke, Enngonia and finally Barringun, on the Queensland border – just a pub (but what an awesome pub).
The second stop is the Mid-Western Highway, which spurs south-west through Blayney, historic Carcoar, Cowra, the goldmining town of Grenfell, West Wyalong and across the plain to Hay. Bathurst is also the terminus for the Great Western Highway, which crosses the Blue Mountains.
