DESTINATION: Oberon

Oberon

In the early 19th century, along with the explorers, stock keepers and free settlers, Daruk and Wiradjuri Aboriginal tribes visited Oberon. From 1818 on, an increasing number of settlers, many from Ireland, began grazing stock or growing vegetables and fruits. The area is still well known for its gardens, featured during the Oberon Daffodil Festival in late September.

The village of Oberon, proclaimed in 1863, takes the name from the King of the Fairies in Shakespeare’s Midsummer Nights Dream.

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As part of the World Heritage Listed Greater Blue Mountains Region, and with a unique combination of national parks, state forests and rolling hills, Oberon is a popular area for trout fishing, sapphire fossicking, mushroom picking, horse riding, four wheel driving and bushwalking. Lake Oberon and the rivers and creeks in the area are a must for the keen angler, while places like Evans Crown Nature Reserve and Kanangra Walls offer both relaxing and challenging walks for all to enjoy.

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Oberon is perhaps best known for the Jenolan Caves, the most spectacular limestone caves in Australia. Local folklore has it that a bushranger named James McKeown roamed the Oberon-Tarana district in the 1830s, stealing from farmers and travellers, and then withdrawing to his hideout in Jenolan. Tired of losing their property, local settlers led by the Whalan brothers Charles and James, organised themselves to track him down and they found him in a hut near the site of where Jenolan Caves House is today.

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Oberon a Trout Fisher's Dream

jcfly | 2008-08-13 | A guide to Fly Fishing around Oberon on the Central Tablelands NSW. One of Australia's great trout fishing areas with links to our fly fishing heritage, has hopefully survived another drought and offers some very good fly fishing options. | read more

 

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Oberon a Trout Fisher's Dream

jcfly | 2008-08-13 | A guide to Fly Fishing around Oberon on the Central Tablelands NSW. One of Australia's great trout fishing areas with links to our fly fishing heritage, has hopefully survived another drought and offers some very good fly fishing options. | read more

Copyright 2007, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. cmsadmin. (2005, May 20). Oberon. Retrieved December 04, 2008, from Plan Book Travel Australia Web site: http://www.planbooktravel.com.au/australia/nsw/oberon. This work is licensed under a Universal Publishers. Universal Publishers

Region: Blue Mountains

Stunning views from Evans Lookout
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Named the Blue Mountains due to the blue haze that can be seen from Sydney created by light interacting with the vapour emanating from the millions of eucalypt trees. This rugged region features dramatic cliffs, rock formations, waterfalls and caves. Once seen as a barrier to the infant colony's expansion westwards, the Blue Mountains is now a popular holiday or weekend destination due to its proximity to Sydney. more

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Oberon a Trout Fisher's Dream

jcfly | 2008-08-13 | A guide to Fly Fishing around Oberon on the Central Tablelands NSW. One of Australia's great trout fishing areas with links to our fly fishing heritage, has hopefully survived another drought and offers some very good fly fishing options. | read more

 

 
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