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BoorowaBoorowa is a farming town in New South Wales, Australia and administrative centre of about 3000 people. It is located in a pleasant valley 243 km west of Sydney, 37 km west of Bathurst and 863 m above sea-level. The Local Government Area surrounding the town, known as Boorowa Shire has a strong agricultural and mining base. Prior to European settlement the area is thought to have been occupied by the Wiradjuri or Gundungura Australian Aborigines. The first European to travel through what is now Boorowa Shire was surveyor George Evans, in 1815. Unofficial occupation of the district began in 1821. The first land grant in the general area was issued to Thomas Icely in 1829. A mill was operating on the future town site of Boorowa by 1837, along with an inn and several houses. Governor Gipps proposed the creation of a village named 'Boorowa' in 1842, to be located 9 km north-east of the present site at Kings Plains which had been surveyed in 1828. However, that spot proved unsuitable and the village was established on its present site in 1843. The district was given over to farming, although it received a push along when gold was found at Carcoar, Browns Creek and Kings Plains. Gold mines were established although copper and iron were also extracted. Samuel Marsden's copper mine operated until 1900. The arrival of the railway in 1874 spurred on development and Boorowa replaced Carcoar as the major service centre to local farmlands. It became a municipality in 1882. By the turn of the century a butter factory and freezing works were major employers in the town. An abattoir opened in 1957 and it was later supplemented with tanneries and a pet food plant. A container terminal and several mines provided further employment in the 1990s. Boorowa's agricultural show is held in March.
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