Goulburn is a name that sits behind many of the major developments on the Southern Goldfields.
Often mentioned, though rarely in the spotlight, Goulburn was a comand centre – a hub from which both Government services and general supplies could be provided to the surrounding districts.
Today its role as a goldfields hub remains strong with the town providing an ideal base from which to explore the gold stories of southern NSW.
A glance at any map reveals Goulburn’s position as a hub through which people passed en route from Sydney to goldfields around Braidwood to the south and west to many different fields across south west NSW. Then also there was the major gold centre of Tuena to the north for gold seekers to explore en route to Bathurst.
This made it a natural portal through which both people and gold flowed back to Sydney. This in turn ensured it was a major focus of attention for itinerant brigands and organised bushrangers alike. Today the echoes of these times sound in many of the villages around Goulburn.
