Why Liverpool Plains?
Black soil farming country, a name with more than one meaning and a Kamilaroi story. Every fact sourced.
- Black soil plains
Wikipedia describes the Liverpool Plains as generally regarded as the richest agricultural region in Australia, thanks to its black soils. Wheat and cotton are the main crops.Source: Wikipedia
- Kamilaroi Country
Liverpool Plains Shire Council says the shire sits within Kamilaroi Country.Source: Liverpool Plains Shire Council
- A station from 1877
Quirindi railway station opened in 1877 on the Main Northern railway and is heritage-listed.Source: Wikipedia
- What Quirindi means
The name Quirindi comes from the Gamilaraay language. Proposed meanings include 'nest in the hills', 'place where fish breed' and 'dead tree on mountain top'.Source: Wikipedia
- Post office to gazetted town
The Quirindi Post Office opened on 1 January 1858, and the town was gazetted on 19 February 1884.Source: Wikipedia
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