Glen Innes (New South Wales)

Glen Innes is a town of about 6,000 inhabitants in the north of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is located 600 km north of Sydney and 360 kilometers south west of Brisbane at the junction of the New England Highway to the Gwydir Highway. The city is the administrative headquarters of the administrative area ( LGA) Glen Innes Severn Council.

The production of wool, as well as cattle and sheep are the last 150 years, the main economic activities in this region. In addition to timber production and the mining of sapphires plays a role. With the inclusion of the Gondwana Rainforests in the nearby Gibraltar Range and Washpool National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, tourism is becoming increasingly important.

History

Approximately 1838 were the first Europeans two ranchers because of their long beards also known as the Bear This, in the area around Glen Innes. 14 years later in 1852 then the city was founded, named after the Scottish settlers Major Archibald Clunes Innes. The first post office was established in 1854 and the courthouse was built in 1858. In 1866, about 350 people lived in the city. Only after 1872 tin was discovered near Emma Ville in the population increased significantly and reached three years later 1500.