The Cockburn River is a river in New South Wales, Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
The Cockburn River rises near Woolbrook, New South Wales in the southern New England tablelands. Woolbrook is a village in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. New England is the name given to a region in the north of the state of New South Wales, Australia. It drains the western side of the Great Dividing Range. The Great Dividing Range, also known as the Eastern Highlands, is Australia 's most substantial Mountain range. It flows generally to the south-west, eventually joining the Peel River at Nemingha, about three kilometers east of the city of Tamworth. For the Canadian River in the Yukon and Northwest Territories, see Peel River (Canada The Peel River is a river Nemingha is an outer suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, located 5km south of the Tamworth Central Business District on the New England Tamworth is a city in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia
Runoff from the southern side of the Moonbi Range mostly flows to the Cockburn River. The Moonbi Range is a chain of hills which forms a part of the Northern Tablelands New South Wales, Australia. There are small areas of irrigated cropping along the banks of the river and the surrounding hills are mostly used for grazing.
The river was first encountered by European settlers in 1820 by the John Oxley expedition, and was named after Admiral Sir George Cockburn. This article is about the person For the Australian pilot ship see John Oxley (ship.
The localities of Kootingal, Tintinhull, Moonbi and Limbri are located near the Cockburn River. Kootingal is a town in New South Wales, Australia in the Tamworth Regional Council area Tintinhull is a tiny hamlet about 10 kilometres east of Tamworth New South Wales, Australia. Moonbi is a village situated on the New England Highway 20 kilometres north of Tamworth New South Wales, Australia. Limbri is a locality near Tamworth in northern New South Wales, Australia.
A section of the Main North railway line runs along the valley of the Cockburn River. The Main North Line (also known as the Great Northern Railway) is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia.
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