Cullen Bullen, New South Wales

Cullen Bullen New South Wales
Royal Hotel, Cullen Bullen, New South Wales.
Cullen Bullen
Coordinates	33°18′S 150°01′E
Population	279 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2790
Elevation	879 m (2,884 ft)
Location	168 km (104 mi) WNW of Sydney 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Lithgow 11 km (7 mi) S of Ben Bullen 100 km (62 mi) SSE of Mudgee
LGA(s)	City of Lithgow
State electorate(s)	Bathurst
Federal division(s)	Calare

Service station, Cullen Bullen, New South Wales

Cullen Bullen is a village in New South Wales, Australia. It is located on Mudgee Road, 168 km north-west of Sydney, 28 km north of Lithgow. At the 2016 census, Cullen Bullen had a population of 279 people,^[2] up from 198 ten years earlier.^[3] The Cullen Bullen village is sustained by local mines and the Mount Piper Power Station.

In the language of the Wiradjuri people, who occupied the district prior to white settlement; the word "cullen bullen" is believed to mean "Lyrebird".^[4]

The first European in the area was James Blackman, who was surveying a roadway from what is now Wallerawang to Mudgee, in 1821. Blackman was followed in 1822 by William Lawson and later Allan Cunningham in 1822–23.

Robert Dulhunty – the subsequent founder of Dubbo – took up the first land grant in the area in 1828. He built a homestead on land which now lies on the back road from Cullen Bullen to Portland.

By 1861 the post office opened at Cullen Bullen, and the school in 1875. The school moved to its current site in 1895.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Capertee (state suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cullen Bullen (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Cullen Bullen (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
4. "Cullen Bullen". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 July 2009.