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Bathurst
Description
Bathurst was established in 1815 after the successful crossing of the Blue Mountains by explorers Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson and William Wentworth. Located 200kms west of Sydney, the town was named after the Secretary of State, Lord Bathurst. Pastoralism spread through the area before the discovery of gold led to rapid growth in the 1850s.
Governor
Major-General Lachlan Macquarie
Associated place
Bathurst, NSW, Australia
Established in 1815
Date of event
1815
Bathurst was settled in 1813
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