O'Connell, New South Wales
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O'Connell New South Wales |
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Saint Francis of Assisi Church, O'Connell, New South Wales
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 O'Connell
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| Coordinates | 33°33′S 149°44′E / 33.550°S 149.733°ECoordinates: 33°33′S 149°44′E / 33.550°S 149.733°E |
| Population | 355 (2006 census) |
| Postcode(s) | 2795 |
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| LGA(s) | Oberon Shire |
| State electorate(s) | Bathurst |
| Federal Division(s) | Calare |
O’Connell is a village in New South Wales, Australia. The village, classified by the National Trust of Australia, is 23 kilometres from Oberon on the O'Connell Road. At the 2006 census, O'Connell and the surrounding area had a population of 355.
The village has a long history, being situated on the original road between Bathurst and Sydney, which was in use until 1836. By the end of 1836 the road, now the Great Western Highway, was diverted and traffic proceeded via Rydal and Yetholme.
In 1813 George Evans crossed the Blue Mountains to confirm the findings of the exploration party of Blaxland, Lawson, and Wentworth. Evans and his party reached the end of the explorers' route at a point which Evans named Mount Blaxland, near the present locality of South Bowenfels.
The party then moved further west and, near the junction of the Fish and Campbells Rivers, Evans described two plains in his view, the O'Connell Plains, which he named after the Lieutenant-Governor, Maurice Charles O'Connell, and the Macquarie Plains, named after Governor Lachlan Macquarie.
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