Cowra Geographical Indication

The Australian Geographical Indication "Cowra" was entered in the Register of Protected Names on 16 Octoer 1998 in response to a direction received by the Registrar from the Presiding Member of the Geographical Indications Committee acting under Section 40Z of the WAC Act 1980.

Source maps for locating GI area boundaries:

Cudal topographic map  
Scale 1:50,000 
Sheet 8631-II & III 
First edition 
Production: Central Mapping Authority of N.S.W. and Royal Australian Survey Corps. 
Aerial photography - 1973. 
Printing - 1980.

Canowindra topographic map 
Scale 1:50,000 
Sheet 8630-I & IV 
First Edition 
Production: Land Information Centre, N.S.W. Department of Lands and Royal Australian Survey Corps. 
Aerial photography - 1975. 
Printing - 1978.

Cowra topographic map
Scale 1:50,000 
Sheet 8630-II & III 
First edition 
Production: Central Mapping Authority of N.S.W. and Royal Australian Survey Corps. 
Aerial photography - 1976. 
Printing - 1980.

Koorawatha topographic map
Scale 1:50,000 
Sheet 8629-I & IV 
First Edition 
Drawn, printed and published by the Central Mapping Authority, of New South Wales. 
Aerial photography - 1967.

Grenfell topographic map
Scale 1:50,000 
Sheet 8530-II & III 
First edition 
Production: Central Mapping Authority of New South Wales 
Aerial photography- 1973 
Printing- 1981

Gooloogong topographic map 
Scale 1:50,000 
Sheet 8530-N 
First edition 
Production: Central Mapping Authority of N.S.W. 
Aerial photography - 1973. 
Printing - 1979.

Forbes topographic map
Scale 1:50,000 
Sheet 8531-II & III 
First edition 
Production: Central Mapping Authority of N.S.W. and Royal Australian Survey Corps. 
Aerial photography- 1974 
Printing- 1980

GI textual description:

The Geographical Indication "COWRA" is located within the zone Central Ranges, within the State of New South Wales, Australia.

The beginning point of the boundary is situated on the 400 metre contour line on Map Cudal (Sheet 8631-II & III) at grid reference FC499000; then continue east along the grid line 000 to the 400 metre contour line at grid reference FC503000, then continue along the 400 metre contour line in a generally east south easterly direction until its intersection with Namami Lane at grid reference FC544992, then continue along the 400 metre contour line in a generally south easterly direction to edge of map at grid reference FC602919; On to Map Canowindra (Sheet 8630-I & IV) at grid reference FC602919, then continue along the 400 metre contour line in a south easterly and then north easterly direction to edge of map at grid reference FC605919; On to Map Cudal (Sheet 8631-II & III) at grid reference FC605919, then continue along the 400 metre contour line in a generally northerly and then south easterly direction to edge of map at grid reference FC607919; On to Map Canowindra (Sheet 8630-I & IV) at grid reference FC607919, then continue along the 400 metre contour line in a generally southerly and then north north easterly direction to edge of map at grid reference FC620918; On to Map Cudal (Sheet 8631-II & III) at grid reference FC620918, then continue along the 400 metre contour line in a generally easterly direction to edge of map at grid reference FC626918; On to Map Canowindra (Sheet 8630-I & IV) at grid reference FC626918, then continue along the 400 metre contour line in a generally south easterly direction to grid reference FC640909, then continue in a straight line in a south south easterly direction across the Belubula River to the 400 metre contour line at grid reference FC647880, then continue along the 400 metre contour line in a generally southerly direction to its intersection with George Russell Drive at grid reference FC621780, then continue along the 400 metre contour line in a generally south westerly direction to its intersection with the Canowindra to Cowra Road at grid reference FC542756, then continue along the 400 metre contour line around Mount York and then in a generally south easterly direction to the edge of map at grid reference FC625642; On to Map Cowra (Sheet 8630-II & III) at grid reference FC625642, then continue along the 400 metre contour line in a generally southerly direction to grid reference FC655458 (to the south west of Little Whistle WAA), then continue in a straight line in a south south westerly direction across the Lachlan River to the 400 metre contour line at grid reference FC643430, then continue along the 400 metre contour line in a generally south westerly direction to the edge of map at grid reference FC595365; On to Map Koorawatha (Sheet 8629-I & IV) at grid reference FC595365, then continue along the 400 metre contour line in a south westerly and then north westerly direction to the edge of map to the east of Black Bull Hill at grid reference FC492367; On to Map Cowra (Sheet 8630-II & III) at grid reference FC492367, then continue along the 400 metre contour line in a generally northerly and then southerly direction around Black Bull Hill to edge of map at grid reference FC487367; On to Map Koorawatha (Sheet 8629-I & IV) at grid reference FC487367, then continue along the 400 metre contour line in a generally west of southerly direction to grid reference FC460324 (to the west of Pipe Clay Mountain), then continue in a straight line in a north westerly direction crossing the Olympic Way and Harden Blayney Railway to the 400 metre contour line at grid reference FC404353 (to the east of Warrangong Hills), then continue along the 400 metre contour line in a north easterly direction to the edge of map at grid reference FC415368; On to Map Cowra (Sheet 8630-II & III) at grid reference FC415367, then continue along the 400 metre contour line in a generally north north westerly direction to the edge of map at grid reference FC388542; On to Map Grenfell (Sheet 8530-II & III) at grid reference FC388542, then continue generally south westerly and then north easterly along the 400 metre contour line to the edge of map at grid reference FC388545; On to Map Cowra (Sheet 8630-II & III) at grid reference FC388545, then continue generally northerly along the 400 metre contour line to the edge of map at grid reference FC388547; On to map Grenfell (Sheet 8530-II & III) at grid reference FC388547, and continue generally northerly along the 400 metre contour line to the edge of map at grid reference FC388549; On to Map Cowra (Sheet 8630-II & III) at grid reference FC388549 and continue generally easterly and then westerly along the 400 metre contour line to the edge of map at grid reference FC388551; On to map Grenfell (Sheet 8530-II & III) at grid reference FC388550, then continue generally northerly then westerly and then northerly along the 400 metre contour line to the edge of map at grid reference FC356646; On to Map Gooloogong (Sheet 8530-N) at grid reference FC356646, then continue generally northerly and then southerly along the 400 metre contour line to the edge of map at grid reference FC358646; On to Map Grenfell (Sheet 8530-II & III) at grid reference FC358646, then continue generally southerly and then north easterly along the 400 metre contour line to the edge of map at grid reference FC370646; On to Map Gooloogong (Sheet 8530-N) at grid reference FC370646, then continue along the 400 metre contour line in a generally northerly direction to grid reference FC370703, then continue north in a straight line along the grid line 370 crossing the Lachlan River to the edge of map at grid reference FC370923; On to Map Forbes (Sheet 8531-II & III) at grid reference FC370923, then continue north in the same straight line to the 400 metre contour line at grid reference FC370937, then continue generally northerly and then southerly along the 400 metre contour line to the edge of map at grid reference FC373923; On to Map Gooloogong (Sheet 8530-N) at grid reference FC373923, then continue generally easterly along the 400 metre contour line to the edge of map at grid reference FC374923; On to map Forbes (Sheet 8531- II & III) at grid reference FC374923, then continue generally northerly and then south easterly along the 400 metre contour line to the edge of map at grid reference FC394931; On to Map Cudal (Sheet 8631-II & III) at grid reference FC394931, then continue along the 400 metre contour line in a generally easterly direction to the edge of map at grid reference FC432922; On to Map Canowindra (Sheet 8630-I & IV) at grid reference FC432922, then continue along the 400 metre contour line in a generally southerly and then north easterly direction to the edge of map at grid reference FC444922; On to Map Cudal (Sheet 8631-II & III) at grid reference FC444922, then continue in a generally easterly direction to the edge of map at grid reference FC449922; On to Map Canowindra (Sheet 8630-I & IV) at grid reference FC449922, then continue along the 400 metre contour line in a generally southerly and then northerly direction around Mount Cole to the edge of map at grid reference FC461922; On to Map Cudal (Sheet 8631-II & III) at grid reference FC462920, then continue along the 400 metre contour line in a north westerly and then easterly direction adjacent to Native Dog and other unnamed creeks to the edge of map at grid reference FC473922; On to Map Canowindra (Sheet 8630-I & IV) at grid reference FC472922, then continue along the 400 metre contour line in a generally southerly then easterly and then northerly direction to the edge of map at grid reference FC478922; On to Map Cudal (Sheet 8631-II & III) at grid reference FC478922, then continue along the 400 metre contour line in a generally north north easterly direction to the starting point at grid reference FC499000.