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Bourke Information

Pick up a Mud Map Tour brochure and discover a variety of ways to navigate the area in and around Bourke one of New South Wales' most important inland towns. Wool, cotton and citrus growing map out this area, located almost 800 kilometres from Sydney on the Darling River. Amongst the many historic buildings worth a visit in Bourke are the Court House, Police Station and the old Carriers Arms Hotel on the Mitchell Highway where, it is alleged, bush balladeer Henry Lawson penned some of his stories.

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