Copeton, New South Wales
Suburb of Gwydir Shire, Inverell Shire, New South Wales, Australia
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Copeton is a rural locality in the Gwydir Shire and Inverell Shire[2] of New South Wales, Australia. There was once a mining village of the same name, originally called Boggy Camp.[3] The locality is part forested and part cleared land, but a significant part of it is inundated by the waters of Lake Copeton,[4] which formed following construction of Copeton Dam.
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| Coordinates: 29°53′07″S 150°55′56″E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | New England |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 46 (2016 census)[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) |
| Postcode | 2404 |
| County | Hardinge |
| Parish | Mayo |
The mining village stood on the left bank of Copes Creek,[5] where diamonds were mined. It had long become a ghost town by the time that its site was inundated by Lake Copeton.[3][4] The village effectively ceased to exist officially with the resumption of its private landholdings, in 1971,[6] and public lands, in 1972.[7] The village's cemetery still exists and has been exposed at times when the water is at a low level.[8]
There was a school in the locality from 1889 to 1965. Originally called Round Mountain, it was renamed Copeton in 1900.[9]
At the 2016 census, the town recorded a population of 46.[1]
