Lismore Tourism, NSW Australia
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Lismore Fast Facts
- State: NSW
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- Famous for/as: City
- Population: 30,086 (42)
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- Pincode: 2480
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Lismore Info
- www.visitlismore.com.au
- Molesworth Street
Lismore, NSW 2480 - Toll Free: 1300 369 795
- Phone: (02) 6626 0100
- Fax: (02) 6626 0106
- tourism@lismore.nsw.gov.au
Lismore, Australia Overview
Lismore is a major North Coast commercial, cultural and administrative centre Many artists and performers have established themselves in this region, and the town has a rich and invigorating cultural life. This is reflected in the number of galleries, theatres and performing arts spaces in and around Lismore.Equipped with an array of accommodation and dining options, Lismore is a natural base for wider exploration of the surrounding area, which includes a number of outstanding World Heritage national parks.Be sure to inspect the treasures in the Richmond River Historical Society Museum, which has an outstanding display of colonial cedar furnishings, Aboriginal artefacts and a collection of historic photographs. Also see the Bora Ring in the village of Wyrallah, a rare example of an Aboriginal ceremonial ring site.
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Lismore, Australia History
The city of Lismore resides in the Aboriginal Bundjalung Nation area[citation needed]. Evidence suggests aboriginal people arrived from the north of Australia around 8,000 years ago. However, the actual area of the Bundjalung people from Evans Head is currently under examination, as well as the actual origin of the name Bundjalung. It has been suggested that the Aboriginal people called the area Tuckurimbah meaning "glutton."European History of Lismore begins in c.1843. A pastoral run covering an area of 93 km² was taken up by Captain Dumaresq at this time covering the Lismore area. The run was stocked with sheep from the New England area. Ward Stephens took up the run in the same year, but the subtropical climate was unsuited for sheep grazing, so the run was eventually abandoned. In January 1845, William and Jane Wilson took over the run. The Wilsons were Scottish, and they arrived in New South Wales in May 1833. One hypothesis is that Jane Wilson was responsible for naming the location for Lismore, Scotland, where the couple had honeymooned. Another theory is that it was named after Lismore, Ireland because of the similarity in scenery.In 1855, the surveyor Frederick Peppercorne was instructed by Sir Thomas Mitchell to determine a site for a township in the area. Peppercorne submitted his map of the proposed village reserve on 16 February 1856. The chosen site was William Wilson's homestead paddock, and the area was proclaimed the "Town of Lismore" in the NSW Government Gazette on 1 May 1856. The township was soon settled and its Post Office was opened on 1 October 1859. Lismore was incorporated as a municipality on 5 March 1879, and was eventually proclaimed a city on 30 August 1946. From the mid-1950s until the early 1960s Lismore hosted an annual Floral Carnival in early September. The week-long programme of events culminated in a street parade of decorated floats, crowning of the Floral Queen and a fireworks display.