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New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous state. Its capital, Sydney, is regarded as the hub of the South Pacific. The state encompasses the Australian Capital Territory. Its 1100Kms of coastline are renowned for superb surfing beaches and its fine coastal ranges and national parks are an attraction for tourists world-wide. The 16 week ski-season attracts many of the less-fortunate Australians who don't have the benefit of snow. This state offers plenty of recreational activities, with its fantastic cave systems and semidesert plains, along with its lakes, river systems and ocean inlets.
History
The colony of NSW became official on 7 February 1788, at Sydney Cove. At first NSW
dominated the entire eastern section of Australia, including Tasmania. Today the
state only occupies approximately 10% of Australia's land mass.
Economy
The State's major industry is seafood. Whaling and Sealing were the State's first
major industry, helping sustain a growing colony in the early years. Whaling was
banned in 1978, however, fisheries still play an important role in the economy.
Today, the school prawn and eastern king prawn are being harvested off the coast of New
South Wales, contributing to a national industry worth $100M per year. The oyster
harvest make up more than 90% of Australia's annual production of some 9M Kg of
Oysters. The World Wide renowned oyster, "Sydney Rock Oyster", has an
annual production valued over $12M a year.
Blue Mountains National Park, one of the many scenic parks in NSW. Located about half-way down the east coast. The second picture is of Wentworth Falls which, once again is located in this park. At the very high altitude you get to view surrounding mountains and gorges.
Mount Warning, reaching the clouds by morning this is one panoramic mountain.
National Parks
There are many national parks equally as magnificent as the above, you will find their
pictures and information under Interesting places.
Budawang National Park, located in south-eastern NSW, the rugged wilderness. The main attraction of this 16 000 hectare park is the spectacular Currowan Falls, located upper Currowan Creek. The park offers walking tracks, rock-climbing areas (for the experienced) and Bush Camping. Accommodation, motels and hotels, along side of camping facilities are available at Braidwood and Batemans Bay.
Kosciusko National Park, located south-eastern NSW, it encompasses the highest mountains and most extensive snowfields in Australia. The main feature of the 629 708 hectare park are: the grand standing 'Mount Kosciusko', (2228M); the major ski fields; the dams, pipelines and power stations of the Snowy Mountain Hydro-Electric System; the thermal pools and limestone caves of Yarrangobilly Valley; the historic gold-mining town of Kiandra and the wilderness areas of Mount Jagungal.