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Trunkey Creek is a village located in the Central West of New South Wales, Australia in Bathurst Regional Council. It is about south of the city of Bathurst and about north of the city of Goulburn on the Bathurst Goulburn Road. At the , Trunkey Creek had a population of 122 people. During the Gold Rush of 1851 sparked by Edward Hargraves when he announced that there was payable gold to be found at the junction of the Abercrombie River and Grove Creek near the village, it is reputed to have swelled to 2500 people. The rivers near the village continue to provide gold for hobbyists and prospectors. The village is said to have received its name from a prospector who had a particularly large nose, and was given the nickname ''Trunkey''. Although the village had received the official name of ''Arthur'', the creek that the prospector was working on became known at ''Trunkey's Creek'' and the village — although officially called ''Arthur'' — was referred to as ''Trunkey Creek'' until it changed its name in 1988. The town is endowed with a police station and court house built in 1879. The police station is still manned today. The ''Golden Age Hotel'' built in 1869〔http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_Zoomify/2011/D13950/a2824863.html〕 still stands today, as does the original general store of 1879 and the ''Black Stump Hotel'' (originally the ''Commercial Hotel'') which although destroyed by fire in 1928 was rebuilt and continues to serve the public. The town now only has about 60 permanent residents. ==Landmarks== * Abercrombie Caves, a major geological tourist attraction is situated very close to the town. * Mulgunnia, colonial homestead * Grove Creek Observatory 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Trunkey Creek, New South Wales」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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