New South Wales

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New South Wales (abbreviated as NSW) is Australia's oldest and most populous state, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland. It was founded in 1788 and originally comprised much of the Australian mainland, as well as Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. New Zealand was not initially part of the colony, although when Britain annexed New Zealand in 1840 it was briefly a part of New South Wales. During the 19th century large areas were successively separated to form the British colonies of Tasmania, South Australia, Victoria, Queensland, and New Zealand.

Inhabitants of New South Wales are referred to as being New South Welsh or New South Welshmen. New South Wales's largest city and capital is Sydney.

Charts

Australian Hydrographic Service

AUS4602 South Pacific Ocean - Tasman and Coral Seas Australia to Northern New Zealand and Fiji (1:3500000)

AUS4643 Australia East Coast - Cape Howe to Cape Moreton (1:1500000)

Weather

New South Wales generally has a warm temperate climate and temperatures rarely go below freezing even in winter, except for the mountainous Snowy River region near Canberra.

Sources for weather information

• Bureau of Meteorology Official weather for NSW

Currents & Tides

Passages

• Trans-Pacific Passage - West to East

Communication

Ham Radio

2011/05/27 23:06 VK2HL-5 7049.0 WINMOR 1600 Public QF56PG 1.1.0.1
2011/05/27 23:14 VK2JN-5 3631.5 WINMOR 1600 Public QF56OG 1.1.0.1
2011/05/27 23:25 VK2JN-6 14112.0 WINMOR 1600 Public QF56OG 1.1.0.1
2011/05/27 23:08 VK2SYD 3620.2 PACTOR I/II/III Public QF56NE 2.1.2.0
2011/05/27 23:08 VK2SYD 7046.7 PACTOR I/II/III Public QF56NE 2.1.2.0
2011/05/27 23:08 VK2SYD 10116.2 PACTOR I/II/III Public QF56NE 2.1.2.0
2011/05/27 23:08 VK2SYD 14106.7 PACTOR I/II/III Public QF56NE 2.1.2.0
2011/05/27 23:09 VK2SYD 18107.0 PACTOR I/II/III Public QF56NE 2.1.2.0
2011/05/27 23:09 VK2SYD 21298.7 PACTOR I/II/III Public QF56NE 2.1.2.0


See also Australia.

Navigation

See individual Port, Anchorage, or Island

Entrance

See Australia.

Ports, Anchorages, and Islands

Ballina Ballina /wiki/Ballina |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Batemans Bay Batemans Bay /wiki/Batemans_Bay |  – marina ||  – anchorage | Botany Bay Botany Bay /wiki/Botany_Bay |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Byron Bay Byron Bay /wiki/Byron_Bay |  – anchorage ||  – needs data | Camden Haven Camden Haven /wiki/Camden_Haven |  – harbour ||  – marina | Coffs Harbour Coffs Harbour /wiki/Coffs_Harbour |  – port of entry ||  – marina | Eden Eden/wiki/Eden |  – port of entry ||  – harbour ||  – anchorage | Evans Head Evans Head /wiki/Evans_Head |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Forster Forster /wiki/Forster |  – harbour ||  – needs data |	Gosford Gosford /wiki/Gosford |  – harbour ||  – marina ||  – anchorage | Hawkesbury Hawkesbury /wiki/Hawkesbury |  – marina ||  – anchorage | Lord Howe Island Lord Howe Island /wiki/Lord_Howe_Island |  – island ||  – anchorage | Nambucca Heads Nambucca Heads /wiki/Nambucca_Heads |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Newcastle Newcastle /wiki/Newcastle |  – port of entry ||  – marina | Port Jackson Port Jackson /wiki/Port_Jackson |  – port of entry ||  – harbour ||  – needs data | Port Hacking Port Hacking /wiki/Port_Hacking |  – harbour ||  – marina ||  – anchorage | Port Kembla Port Kembla /wiki/Port_Kembla |  – port of entry ||  – harbour ||  – needs data |	Port Macquarie Port Macquarie /wiki/Port_Macquarie |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Port Stephens Port Stephens /wiki/Port_Stephens |  – marina | Shellharbour Shellharbour /wiki/Shellharbour |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Sydney Sydney /wiki/Sydney |  – port of entry ||  – needs data | Twofold Bay Twofold Bay /wiki/Twofold_Bay |  – port of entry ||  – harbour ||  – anchorage | Ulladulla Ulladulla /wiki/Ulladulla |  – harbour ||  – marina | Wollongong Wollongong /wiki/Wollongong |  – harbour ||  – needs data | Yamba Yamba /wiki/Yamba |  – harbour ||  – marina ||  – anchorage |

Note: Australian Customs do not process private yachts at Botany Bay.

Transportation

See individual Port, Anchorage, or Island

Friends

Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.

Forums

List links to discussion threads on partnering forums. (see link for requirements).

Links

• New South Wales at the Wikipedia
• New South Wales at the Wikivoyage

References

See Australia.

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