Goulburn, New South Wales
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Goulburn, New South Wales

Landmark: The Big Merino
Australian Place
NameGoulburn
Typetown
StateNew South Wales
Population20,127 (2006 census)
Established1833
Postcode2580
Elevation702 m 2303.1 ft
CountyArgyle
State DistrictGoulburn
Federal DivisionHume

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Goulburn is a provincial city in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Goulburn Mulwaree Council Local Government Area. It is located 190 km (118.1 mi) south-west of Sydney on the Hume Highway and 690 m (2263.8 ft) above sea-level. On Census night 2006, Goulburn had a population of 20,127 people. It brands itself as "Australia's first inland city", although this is a claim that the city of Bathurst also makes.

Goulburn was named by surveyor James Meehan after Henry Goulburn, Under-Secretary for War and the Colonies, and the name was ratified by Governor Lachlan Macquarie. The Aboriginal name for Goulburn is Burbong, a Murring/Wiradjuri word indicating a special Indigenous cultural area.

Goulburn is a railhead on the Main Southern line and service centre for the surrounding pastoral industry and a stopover for those travelling on the Hume Highway. It has a central park and many historic buildings, including old houses near the railway station on Sloane Street and two 19th-century cathedrals. It is home to the Big Merino, the world's largest concrete sheep.

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