Napoleon Reef, New South Wales
Town in New South Wales, Australia
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Napoleon Reef is a locality in the Bathurst Region, New South Wales, Australia.[2]
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| Coordinates: 33°23′30″S 149°44′50″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 877 m (2,877 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 130[1] (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2795 | ||||||||||||
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Gold mining commenced at Napoleon Reef in late 1863.[3] In early 1865, black sand, that had been ignored as rubbish, was found to contain quantities of both gold and silver.[4]
