Forbes

The Lachlan River defines the setting of Forbes — its waterside flats and long bends give this central-western New South Wales town a distinctly inland rhythm. Forbes stands on Wiradjuri Country, where river country remains central to the area’s identity. Gold was discovered here in 1861, triggering a rush that rapidly turned the settlement into one of the colony’s important goldfields. That era remains visible in the town centre, where nineteenth-century civic and commercial buildings line broad streets. Forbes is also associated with bushranger Ben Hall, whose grave is in the local cemetery. Browse other webcams throughout New South Wales to set Forbes within the wider geography of the state.

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