Australia 1960 ORANGE CENTENARY YEAR on 'Cherry Blossom Festival' Orange cover

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AUSTRALIA
ORANGE CENTENRY YEAR, 1960
bearing the 1959 issued
5d
Christmas
on an
orange
cover
CENTENARY YEAR, 1960,
an
ORANGE
holiday
IS SOMETHING TO REMEMBER
Cherry Blosson Festival ~ OCT.
addressed to
Mr. Jovidge, c/o Post Office Orange
,
in fine condition.
Orange
is a city in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.
Orange
is the birthplace of poets
Banjo Paterson
and
Kenneth Slessor
, although Paterson lived in
Orange
for only a short time as an infant.
Walter W. Stone
, book publisher (Wentworth Books) and passionate supporter of Australian literature, was also born in
Orange
. The first
Australian Touring Car Championship
, known today as
V8 Supercar Championship Series
, was held at the
Gnoo Blas Motor Racing Circuit
in 1960.
In 1822 Captain Percy Simpson marched into the Wellington District and established a convict settlement which was called "
Blackman's Swamp
" after James Blackman; Simpson had employed James Blackman as a guide because he had already accompanied an earlier explorer, John Oxley into that region.
Initial occupation by British graziers began in late 1829, and tiny settlements eventually turned into larger towns as properties came into connection with the road. In 1844, the surveyor Davidson was sent to check on encroachments onto the land reserved for a village, and to advise on the location for a township.
Blackman's Swamp
was chosen and was proclaimed a village and named
Orange
by Major Thomas Mitchell in 1846 in honour of
Prince William of Orange
. At nearby Ophir, a significant gold find in Australia was made in 1851, resulting in a sporadic population movement which is known as the
Australian gold rush
. Additional gold finds in nearby areas led to the establishment of Orange as a central trading centre for the gold.
The growth of Orange continued as the conditions were well suited for agriculture, and in 1860 it was proclaimed a municipality.
The campaign for a municipal government in Orange began on 18th July 1859 when Orange was a township of some 400 inhabitants.
The 'Bathurst Free Press' reported that "a respectable and numerous meeting almost unanimously agreed to apply for the immediate incorporation of
Orange
". Following strong public support the Government Gazette of
9th January 1860
proclaimed that the township be called "
The Municipality of Orange
".
One of the
major event
to mark the
Orange Centenary Year in 1960
is the
Banjo Paterson Festival, Orange Centenary Year, Old Time Bush Concert, Saturday October 8, 1960
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