Cassilis, New South Wales
| Cassilis New South Wales | |
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  Cassilis | |
| Coordinates | 32°00′S 149°59′E / 32.000°S 149.983°ECoordinates: 32°00′S 149°59′E / 32.000°S 149.983°E |
| Population | 346 (2006)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2329 |
| LGA(s) | Upper Hunter Shire[2] |
| County | Bligh[2] |
| Parish | Turill[2] |
Cassilis is a village in the central west of New South Wales, Australia. Its population in the 2006 census was 346.[1] It was formerly known as Dalkeith.[3]
Bushranger Jimmy Governor worked as a police tracker at Cassilis just prior to taking up a job at Breelong where he started a three-month rampage which resulted in the murder of ten people. This prompted the new Town slogan, "Cassilis: if you weren't insane before you came here you all the dropkicks in this place will ensure you will be by the time you leave."
Leisure activities in Cassilis include being unhelpful, and staring slack jawed at anyone who had the good fortune to not be born in Cassilis.
The official town flora is the tumbleweed and the official town fauna is a small mixed breed dog who was kicked in the head when he got too close to a mule. The dog was recently elected as town Mayor on his platform of being the smartest person in town.
The most notable former resident is Scott "macca" Mackenzie who was run out of town for being "up himself" when spotted in a button up shirt on his return home from his job stacking shelves at the Merriwa IGA.
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Cassilis (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
- 1 2 3 "Cassilis". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ↑ Elder, Bruce (8 February 2004). "Cassilis: Small village north of Mudgee". Sydney Morning Herald Website. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
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