Wentworth: Wentworth Aerodrome
Few places in far south-western New South Wales have a history as closely tied to the meeting of the Murray and Darling rivers as Wentworth. Wentworth Aerodrome serves the town and the agricultural country of the Murray–Darling Basin near the Victorian border. Its open, low-lying setting reflects the broad river plains around the confluence, where irrigation and grazing have long shaped local land use. Wentworth developed as an inland river port during the nineteenth century, when paddle steamers carried cargo and passengers along Australia’s major inland waterways. The town remains closely identified with its riverside setting and the junction of two of the country’s most important rivers.
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The confluence of the Murray and Darling rivers defines the setting of Wentworth — it gives this far-western New South Wales town its broad floodplain, riverfront reserves and long connection to inland navigation. Wentworth developed as an important 19th-century river port, and its historic wharf recalls the era when paddle steamers carried freight through the Murray–Darling basin. The former Wentworth Gaol, now a museum, provides another link to the town’s colonial past. Beyond the irrigated riverbanks, the country soon changes to dry inland scrub. Browse other webcams across New South Wales to place this river setting in a wider geographic context.
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